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February 20, 2015

Setting Up a Proxy Server with Express

I am working on a project that uses BreweryDB. While trying to load some data from the API, I encountered a problem: the API doesn't support JSONP. This leads to a CORS issue…
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February 20, 2015

Angular UI Bootstrap Opening the First Accordion with ng-repeat

I was using the accordion directive in Angular UI Bootstrap version 0.1.2. On the demo page, there's an example showing how to open the first accordion group by default:
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February 20, 2015

Note on Ionic Framework: Android Platform in OS X

In this blog post, we will walk through several error messages that you might encounter when installing dependencies for the Android platform of the Ionic framework on Mac OS X.…
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December 22, 2014

Configure CircleCI with Karma Test

I was setting up continuous integration using CircleCI and Karma tests for Angular on Heroku.
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December 22, 2014

How to Upload Files with Meteor.js?

NOTE: This tutorial uses Meteor 1.1.3 with cfs:standard-package 0.0.2 as of December 15, 2014. Since this feature is under active development, it may have changed by the time…
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December 22, 2014

Q&A with General Assembly Hong Kong

I was invited by General Assembly (GA) Hong Kong to talk about my experience in the Web Development Immersive (WDI) course.
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December 22, 2014

Does Hack Reactor Make You Smarter?

Every morning, I wake up at 12 a.m. My alarm clock helps me start my day with the goal of becoming a software engineer. As a remote student in Hong Kong, I'm 16 hours ahead of…
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December 22, 2014

Testing with Mocha Array Comparison

While writing a Mocha test suite for array comparison, I encountered an issue. Here is the test suite:
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December 22, 2014

How to Customize Sublime Text's Default Auto-Complete

I use Sublime Text 3 every day, and I particularly appreciate its JavaScript auto-complete feature.
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December 22, 2014

Build an Awesome Chat App in 5 Minutes with Meteor

In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to write a simple chat application using MeteorJS.
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March 15, 2014

Fun Facts I Discovered in Melbourne

Which is better, Sydney or Melbourne? The choice is yours. There's a traditional, petty rivalry between the two cities.
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March 12, 2014

Things I Love and Hate About Hong Kong

The situation is complex. I love Hong Kong for its unique qualities, yet there are aspects I find incredibly frustrating.
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