I built a Tic Tac Toe Game with Vanilla PHP

I built a tic tac toe game with PHP. Using only PHP in this post I outline how I did it. The full code and video is at the end.

Another react tutorial

Another react tutorial. Booooooo! So boring

Building a contact app from scratch with React.js

If you are new to React.js my recent tutorial at https://app.wftutorials.com/ shows you how you can create a contacts application with react. I will go through some of the basics here but you can find the full walk-through here. I also did a video on it check that out here. Lets get started. The app … Continue reading Building a contact app from scratch with React.js →

How to become the Code Skywalker

How can you maintain the balance between the two forces. Clean coding and quick and dirty coding. These two terms seem to not be friends at all. In experience it is either the task gets done or its gets done clean eventually. Is there an actually balance? If there was, how would you know it. … Continue reading How to become the Code Skywalker →

A tale of two variables and a function

It's a sunny Monday morning. isUserLoggedIn has just completed another cycle and he's tired now. He has been called 1000 times for the morning and now he is just fed up. "Why am I called so many times" he asks himself. "Its so frustrating! All the other variables get to rest much more than I … Continue reading A tale of two variables and a function →

Getting started with GraphQL and Node.js

In this tutorial we look at how we can work with GraphQL. GraphQL is a query language for APIs and a runtime for fulfilling those queries with your existing data. In the tutorial we setup a server using node.js we then run queries against it with express-graphql. We create a test database with test data … Continue reading Getting started with GraphQL and Node.js →

Demystifying these five common IT buzz words

You've heard them many times before but what do they really mean without out all the fancy jargon than confuses you and me. In this article I look at a few common IT buzz words and give simplified explanation and uses or possible use cases for them. Computer Vision Photo by Josh Calabrese on Unsplash First up on … Continue reading Demystifying these five common IT buzz words →

Asp.net MVC tutorial for beginners

In this tutorial we look at the ASP.NET framework and how we can build web applications using Visual Studio and C#. For our MVC tutorials the basic topics are covered and are listed below. View the tutorial here at wftutorials.com. IntroductionHello WorldRoutingWorking with ViewsWorking with layoutsConnecting to a databaseWorking with forms Some samples are shown … Continue reading Asp.net MVC tutorial for beginners →

Seven ways to make legacy code your friend

This is a simple guide on navigating the jungle. The code jungle. You need to come with the right gear. The right attire and be ready to begin hacking yourself through till you can see the light. It will be hard, your strengths and weakness will be tested but once your are through; many will … Continue reading Seven ways to make legacy code your friend →

Four things you need to know when working with images

In web development images can be a tricky subject or any file upload really. That's why there are a lot of services to abstract out these issues. In this article I will review four things you want to take note of when dealing with images in your websites and web applications. Uploading an image and … Continue reading Four things you need to know when working with images →