Alex Merced

I like to code, teach and promote. Subscribe to the Web Dev 101 and Datanation podcasts. Blogs and videos at devNursery.com and GrokOverflow.com.

Orlando, FL Joined on Dec 8, 2019 https://www.alexmercedcoder.com

Work

Developer Advocate at Dremio

Alex Merced

Nov 26

OOP Design Patterns in Javascript

#javascript #programming

33 min read

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Alex Merced

Oct 28

An In-Depth Overview of Open Lakehouse Tech: Apache Iceberg & Nessie

16 min read

Alex Merced

Oct 18

Bash/Powershell Cheatsheet (docs.devnursery.com)

3 min read

Alex Merced

Oct 15

Tips in Learning Software Development and Overcoming Tutorial Hell

3 min read

Alex Merced

Oct 11

Overview of the Open Lakehouse: Why Dremio?

5 min read

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Oct 1

How to write a JSON API with Scala and Play from scratch

#scala

4 min read

Alex Merced

Oct 1

How to build a Java Spring JSON API from a blank maven project

#java #springboot

3 min read

Alex Merced

Sep 22

An Approach to Architecting a Lower Cost, Fast and Self-Service Data Lakehouse

#database #datascience

5 min read

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Sep 10

Building Full CRUD Rest API's with Flask & FastAPI using PsychoPG2

6 min read

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Aug 23

ExpressJS Handling Cross-Origin Cookies

#express #javascript

5 min read

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Aug 8

Data Engineering: Create a Apache Iceberg based Data Lakehouse on your Laptop

6 min read

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Jun 21

Overview of File Encryption Algorithms for Everyone

#encryption #programming

4 min read

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Jun 20

Parquet File Compression for Everyone (zstd, brotli, lz4, gzip, snappy)

3 min read

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Jun 2

Dremio and Modern Data Architecture: Data Lakes, Data Lakehouses and Data Mesh

#database #datascience #data

4 min read

Alex Merced

May 30

What is Nessie and Why as a Data Engineer or Architect you should care?

#database #datascience

3 min read

Alex Merced

May 10

Resources for Learning more about Catalog level versioning (Rollbacks, Branching, Tagging and Multi-Table Txns)

#database #sql

4 min read

Alex Merced

Apr 5

Overview of the Data Lakehouse, Dremio and Apache Iceberg

#data #dremio #apacheiceberg #python

6 min read

Alex Merced

Jan 2

Using SimpleRPC with SvelteKit 1.0/Typescript

#rpc #svelte #javascript #typescript

4 min read

Alex Merced

Dec 5 '22

Implementing a GraphQL API with a Solid-Start Application

#solidjs #graphql

5 min read

Alex Merced

Dec 5 '22

Implementing a tRPC API with a Solid-Start Application

#solidjs #trpc

5 min read

Alex Merced

Nov 26 '22

Creating a Todo List with Solid-Start and MongoDB

#solidjs #tutorial

5 min read

Alex Merced

Nov 22 '22

Configuring Apache Spark for Apache Iceberg

#spark #iceberg #datalake

6 min read

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Aug 9 '22

5 Reasons Your Data Lakehouse should Embrace Dremio Cloud

5 min read

Alex Merced

Jul 18 '22

Hands-On Introduction to Apache Iceberg - Data Lakehouse Engineering

5 min read

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Jul 16 '22

Web Development Glossary 2022

#webdev

4 min read

Alex Merced

Jun 20 '22

Introduction to The World of Data - (OLTP, OLAP, Data Warehouses, Data Lakes and more)

#oltp #olap #database #datascience

10 min read

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Jun 12 '22

Guide to JSON, YAML and TOML

2 min read

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May 15 '22

Making Multiple API Calls in Javascript

#javascript

3 min read

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May 14 '22

2022 - Introduction to SQL

3 min read

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Apr 19 '22

Express/EJS/MongoDB - Zero to Deploy tutorial

#express #node

7 min read

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Apr 19 '22

2022 MongooseJS Cheatsheet

#mongodb

5 min read

Alex Merced

Apr 9 '22

2022 ExpressJS Cheatsheet

#javascript #express

5 min read

Alex Merced

Apr 7 '22

Basics of ExpressJS: Todo List Tutorial

#express #javascript #node #backend

11 min read

Alex Merced

Mar 23 '22

Web Storage APIs - LocalStorage and SessionStorage

#frontend #javascript #localstorage #webdev

2 min read

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Mar 20 '22

Batch vs Streaming (data fundamentals)

2 min read

Alex Merced

Mar 13 '22

2022 Tutorial on Creating a Markdown Blog with NextJS

#markdown #nextjs

3 min read

Alex Merced

Mar 12 '22

DOM & jQUery - Javascript Cheatsheet 2022

#javascript #jquery

3 min read

Alex Merced

Mar 6 '22

Introduction to the Scala 3 Programming Language

#scala

3 min read

Alex Merced

Feb 27 '22

Understanding SSH and why you should use it

#ssh #linux #github

2 min read

Alex Merced

Feb 19 '22

Understanding RPC (tour of API protocols, gRPC nodejs walkthrough, and Apache Arrow Flight)

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6 min read

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Feb 14 '22

Why All Developers Should Master Markdown

#markdown

3 min read

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Feb 5 '22

Creating a Consistent Developer Environment with Docker

#python #ruby #node #deno

2 min read

Alex Merced

Jan 22 '22

Becoming a Developer in 2022 - Expectations and How

7 min read

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Dec 7 '21

How to create an One to Many Relationship with Auth in Python with Masonite

#masonite #python #auth

7 min read

Alex Merced

Nov 24 '21

Auth with Express with JWT, MongoDB, and Postgres

#express #jwt #mongodb #postgres

13 min read

Alex Merced

Nov 21 '21

Comparing React Router 5, 6, and React Location

#react #router

4 min read

Alex Merced

Nov 20 '21

Simple Setup for Application Wide State in React

#react #redux #recoil #state

1 min read

Alex Merced

Nov 19 '21

MongoDB Relationships using Mongoose in NodeJS

#mongodb #mongoose #node #database

3 min read

Alex Merced

Nov 18 '21

The Guide to How to Implement Authorization in any language and framework

#auth0 #oauth #cookies #authentication

5 min read

Alex Merced

Nov 16 '21

Developer Team Work Best Practices (Git, Agile/Scrum/Kanban, CI/CD)

#git #github #ci #cd

5 min read

Alex Merced

Nov 16 '21

Creating a GraphQL Based Habit Tracker with Hasura and React (GraphQL/Hasura 101)

#hasura #graphql #react

7 min read

Alex Merced

Oct 29 '21

My First React App - 2021 Intro to React

#react #props #state

9 min read

Alex Merced

Oct 20 '21

Express Templating Cheatsheet (Pug, EJS, Handlebars, Mustache, Liquid)

#express #handlebars #mustache #pug

4 min read

Alex Merced

Oct 3 '21

Guide to starting a quick http dev server from the command line (Python, Node, Ruby, PHP)

#python #ruby #php #node

2 min read

Alex Merced

Sep 25 '21

How to use Neo4j Graph Database in your Node Project (Express, Koa, Fastify, etc.)

#neo4j #express #fastify #koa

2 min read

Alex Merced

Sep 9 '21

Building a Full Stack Todo List with MongoDB, NextJS & Typescript

#nextjs #typescript #mongodb

8 min read

Alex Merced

Sep 6 '21

Pattern Matching in Javascript with alexmerced-patternmatcher

#javascript

5 min read

Alex Merced

Aug 30 '21

How To Deploy Any Web App with Ubuntu/Nginx/LetsEncrypt

5 min read

Alex Merced

Aug 25 '21

Frontend Javascript Ajax/Http Request Guide

#axios #fetch #jquery

6 min read

Alex Merced

Aug 20 '21

Basic Authentication with Node/Express and Mongo

#express #authentication

12 min read

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