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Micah Bales

Keeping MongoDB attributes in sync can be tricky. But there’s more than one way to skin a cat!

Today I was attempting to use Mongoose middleware — pre('findOneAndUpdate') — to update the icon attribute of a document calledMeeting. My…

Aug 26, 2017

Keeping MongoDB attributes in sync can be tricky. But there’s more than one way to skin a cat!

Aug 26, 2017

Micah Bales

How to Programmatically Select Items in an HTML Dropdown Menu (Including Multiple Selections!)

I’m working on a Node.js/Express app that catalogs and tracks different Quaker Meetings across North America. In order for the app to work…

Jul 31, 2017

How to Programmatically Select Items in an HTML Dropdown Menu (Including Multiple Selections!)

Jul 31, 2017

Micah Bales

How to Batch Insert JSON Data into MongoDB using Mongoose

I’m currently working on a project that uses a large amount of JSON data (roughly 1200 objects) to populate records in a MongoDB…

Jul 23, 2017

How to Batch Insert JSON Data into MongoDB using Mongoose

Jul 23, 2017

Micah Bales

How to Do Layouts the Right Way in Pug and Express.js

I learned something interesting about the way views work with Pug templating in Express.js. Having been doing a lot of work in Ember.js…

Jul 3, 2017

How to Do Layouts the Right Way in Pug and Express.js

Jul 3, 2017

Micah Bales

How to Use the Power of MongoDB to Query the Exact Results You’re Looking For

This summer, I’m working on honing my skills with full-stack Javascript, Node.js, and MongoDB. The process of becoming a better web…

Jun 30, 2017

How to Use the Power of MongoDB to Query the Exact Results You’re Looking For

Jun 30, 2017

Micah Bales

How I Learned to Obey Ember.js

Ember is my first front-end Javascript framework, and I’m still getting acquainted with it. It’s known for being a “highly-opinionated”…

Jun 2, 2017

How I Learned to Obey Ember.js

Jun 2, 2017

Micah Bales

Why I Just Switched from NPM to Yarn

I know I’m way late to the party here, but I was speaking to a mentor today, and he recommended that I check out Yarn.

May 26, 2017

Why I Just Switched from NPM to Yarn

May 26, 2017

Micah Bales

Learning to Keep my Promises with Mongoose.js

I spent quite a while today trying to figure out why my Javascript Promises weren’t working. After much confusion, I finally realized, the…

May 25, 2017

Learning to Keep my Promises with Mongoose.js

May 25, 2017

Micah Bales

What Are Ember.js Serializers, and How Can I Use Them?

I was at Ruby for Good this weekend, and I had a chance to sit down with fellow Ember developer Casey Watts and look over an application…

May 22, 2017

What Are Ember.js Serializers, and How Can I Use Them?

May 22, 2017

Micah Bales

Battling with the Javascript Async Monster

I spent way too much time today wrestling with my own wrong-headed notions of how Javascript ought to work. I’m told this is normal.

May 15, 2017

Battling with the Javascript Async Monster

May 15, 2017

Micah Bales

Micah Bales

Full-stack software developer in Washington, DC. Running wild in the Javascript/Node.js ecosystem. Crunching IoT data and making it beautiful.

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