In part 2 of this TradingView JS API Example Guide, we will be implementing Realtime price updates on the chart. Make sure to read the Introduction, and Part 1 first

To get realtime updates to the chart, we are continuing from Part 1 where we setup a basic charting widget for static data.

This example will use CryptoCompare’s trade level websocket connection to get price updates as they happen.

You can see the demo deployed here on Glitch, and see the code for part 2 here

Part 1 focused on setting up the TradingView Charting Library widget, and getting the…

This series is a work in progress, and I will be finishing this guide, covering more TradingView features, as well as enhancing the existing posts. I hope to make this process easier for everyone, so your feedback is greatly welcomed!

TradingView is the most popular tool for Crypto Charting, many exchanges and sites integrate their free Charting Library to provide a powerful charting interface that traders are familiar with.

However, the process of getting up and running with the charting library is confusing and poorly documented. This is evidenced by the large number of similar issues submitted to the project.

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Check out the Introduction to this tutorial series, if you haven’t already. Setting up TradingView charts can be a convoluted process, so please excuse the disclaimers and notes.

Disclaimer: The TradingView charting library is a free, but private project on Github that you must apply for access to. The license agreement I believe bars me from distributing it to you, so to complete this guide fully you will need to apply for access to download the charting library.

To run this part of the tutorial locally (assuming you have access to the charting library) clone the repo available below, and…

My Chiang Mai changes everyday while I just try to keep up!

Hello family and internet strangers! I am indeed alive, as evidenced by the website I made to keep y’all in step with my daily life, called himom.glitch.me! Here is my first little update on my adventures in Thailand!

My Chiang Mai changes everyday. I’ve focused on keeping up instead of reflecting on it. Today I renewed my 30 day visa-on-arrival to stay here another 30, and I had decided before I arrived to write something at this milestone.

Today I realized something, after a day that had basically…

I’m Jon, a self taught node developer living in Asia building side projects and writing about learning to program

**Update**: This is meant to be a starting place for folks to create their own app, or contribute to mine. If you want to get involved, just visit the Repo!

My Mom is not going to follow me across all my social channels (nor would I want her to!) and updating different networks of people constantly while traveling is it’s own kind of work.

So how’s a digital native traveling the world supposed to keep in touch with the fam? …

I’m a self taught Javascript developer participating in the “Blog More” track of #cnc2018

Here is the pre-challenge homework assignment you receive when signing up:

PRE-MISSION: Read 3 tech blog posts you wish you wrote. Jot down why you like them and what you’d change.

GOAL: Find examples of good tech writing to see what you’d like to incorporate into your own posts, and what you might want to avoid. You’ll refer back to these later in your challenge.

Take notes on three blog posts you wish you wrote, one each from the categories Tutorial, Explainer, and Project. Here are my answers!

Tutorial

This short guide from IBM’s Glynn Bird about tracking…

In the world of custom built bots there are two frameworks which reign supreme. Microsoft Bot Framework and Botkit. Both have SDKs that help developers build bots.

As a contributor to Botkit, I see people ask in issues what the difference between Botkit and Microsoft Bot Framework are, and why they should choose one over the other.

Here’s a quick answer for anyone who is building a bot and wondering which framework they should choose!

Every bot developer faces the same challenges: receive messages from a Platform, understand the user’s intent, respond accordingly. This means handling low level parts like…

Asian skin products commonly have bleaching products in them, to whiten the skin. Finding sunscreen without bleach in Thailand is difficult in and of itself, more so when you cant read labels or know where to shop.

Enter Watsons

Watsons is the leading beauty and pharmacy brand in Asia, and they have several affordable Watsons branded sunscreens without bleach.

You could pay 500 baht ($15) for Western brands like Bannana Boat, or seek out any Watsons to get their in house brand for ~100 baht. They are often on Buy One Get One free deals as well!

Slide Door is a publication about adjusting to more than just Timezones in Asia. Created in Chiang Mai, Thailand 🇹🇭 by 🇺🇸 Jon Church to share the lessons he’s learning traveling and working in Thailand