Articles by Ayooluwa Isaiah
Ayo is a developer with a keen interest in web tech, security and performance. He also enjoys sports, reading and photography.
Comparing Go vs Ruby
Ruby is great, but it's not the best choice for every backend challenge. Dig into this article for a Go vs Ruby comparison that might convince you to learn Go!
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By Ayooluwa Isaiah
- Feb 28, 2025
Everything You Need to Know About JavaScript Import Maps
Import maps are a new way for web pages to control the behavior of JavaScript imports, potentially enabling you to ditch your build system. In this article, Ayooluwa Isaiah dives deep into the specification.
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By Ayooluwa Isaiah
- Jul 25, 2022
A comparison of Node.js environment managers
A version/environment manager is essential if you work with different Node.js versions—but which should you use? Ayooluwa Isaiah investigates the competing options.
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By Ayooluwa Isaiah
- Jun 23, 2022
Linting and Auto-formatting Ruby Code With RuboCop
What if you could write sloppy code and have Ruby fix it for you automatically? With RuboCop, you can! Of course, linters and auto-formatters have other benefits, even if your code is pristine. Join Ayooluwa Isaiah for a tour of RuboCop.
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By Ayooluwa Isaiah
- May 19, 2022
An Introduction To AWS CloudFront Functions
CloudFront Functions allow you to deploy serverless JavaScript functions to AWS' network of edge locations to be executed as close as possible to end-users. This article will get you started.
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By Ayooluwa Isaiah
- Mar 7, 2022
Caching in Node.js applications
Caching is a common technique for making your applications faster. It lets you avoid slow operations by reusing previous results. In this article, Ayo Isaiah walks us through the different options for caching in NodeJS applications.
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By Ayooluwa Isaiah
- Dec 20, 2021
A comprehensive guide to error handling In Node.js
Errors happen in every application. Devs have to decide: do you write code to handle the error? Suppress it? Notify the user? Report it to the team? In this article, Ayo Isaiah walks us through every aspect of the JavaScript error system. He'll show us how to work with errors and discuss appropriate choices for real-world scenarios.
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By Ayooluwa Isaiah
- Nov 1, 2021
Adding Typescript to your Existing Rails App
Have you ever thought about trying typescript for your app's front end? It's enticing, but the thought of porting all that existing JS is just too much. But what if you could gradually introduce typescript into your existing app, only using it where it made sense? In this article, Ayo Isaiah shows us how to do just that.
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By Ayooluwa Isaiah
- Jun 14, 2021
An Introduction to Go Tooling
When picking a language for your next project, few things are more critical than the tooling it provides. In this article, Ayooluwa Isaiah wraps up our Go for Rubyists series with an introduction to go tooling.
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By Ayooluwa Isaiah
- Dec 22, 2020
Web Development in Go: Middleware, Templating, Databases & Beyond
Many of the concepts you're already familiar with as a web developer are applicable in Go. In this article, Ayooluwa Isaiah shows us how middleware, templating, and other aspects of the go language work together to create a coherent web-development experience.
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By Ayooluwa Isaiah
- Dec 8, 2020
A Gentle Introduction to Web Services With Go
When you're deciding on a technology to use for your project, it helps to have a broad understanding of your options. You may be tempted to build a web service in Go for performance reasons - but what would that code actually look like? How would it compare to languages like Ruby or JS? In this article, Ayooluwa Isaiah gives us a guided tour through the building blocks of go web services so you'll be well-informed.
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By Ayooluwa Isaiah
- Sep 8, 2020
Evaluating Go's Package Management and Module Systems
When you're evaluating a language for your next project, few things are more important than available third-party libraries and the package manager that ties them together. While early versions of Go lacked a package manager, they've made up for lost time. In this article, Ayooluwa Isaiah introduces us to go's module ecosystem to help us decide if go is "a go" for our next project.
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By Ayooluwa Isaiah
- Jun 16, 2020
Logging in Go: Choosing a System and Using it
Go has built-in features to make it easier for programmers to implement logging. Third parties have also built additional tools to make logging easier. What's the difference between them? Which should you choose? In this article Ayooluwa Isaiah describes both of these and discusses when you'd prefer one over the other.
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By Ayooluwa Isaiah
- Apr 1, 2020
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