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How to Use ChatGPT to Build Node.js Backend APIs: Step-by-Step Guide with Codehooks.io

· 10 min read
Martin
Co-Founder and Maker @ Codehooks

ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Cursor and other AI tools using Large Language Models (LLMs) can quickly generate a lot of code, but quite often the process is not straightforward and requires many iterations and a skilled developer to get the best results.

In this article we will show how a well-structured prompt can improve the AI-supported development effort.

API Integration Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide with examples

· 7 min read
Martin
Co-Founder and Maker @ Codehooks

APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are crucial for connecting different systems, enhancing software capabilities, and creating seamless user experiences. This guide will provide examples to walk you through understanding, implementing, and overcoming challenges in API integration, making the process easier and more efficient.

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Linking Alpine.js to a Database REST API: An Easy Tutorial

· 6 min read
Jones
Co-Founder and Architect @ Codehooks

In this guide, we'll explore creating a dynamic web application with Alpine.js. We'll set up a frontend using Alpine.js, a minimalistic JavaScript/HTML framework, and integrate it with a comprehensive REST API database backend. For rapid design, we'll use DaisyUI and Tailwind CSS. This project offers a hands-on way to see these technologies in action.

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Simplify Your Codehooks Development with Devcontainers

· 3 min read
Martin
Co-Founder and Maker @ Codehooks

In this blog post, we'll show you how to set up and use a devcontainer for Codehooks development. Devcontainers, a feature of Visual Studio Code, allow you to create a consistent development environment that can be shared across your team, streamlining your workflow and reducing setup time. Developers on OS X, Windows and Linux will now get the same environment with everything set up correctly from the start.

Codehooks is a powerful Backend-as-a-Service platform that provides Express-like endpoints, a NoSQL document database, a key-value store, a worker queue system, and a CRON-like job scheduling system, all managed through a simple CLI. To set up a devcontainer for Codehooks, follow the steps outlined in this article.

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How to create a Node.js REST API backend using ChatGPT and codehooks.io

· 7 min read
Martin
Co-Founder and Maker @ Codehooks

ChatGPT and other advanced AI language models have become an integral part of the modern development workflow. From GPT-4 to Claude and other competitors, these AI assistants have transformed how we approach coding and content creation. And we understand why! These AI models have proven themselves invaluable for producing all kinds of text and code, helping developers work more efficiently and creatively than ever before.

While modern AI models are now well-versed in a wide range of technologies and frameworks, we've found that providing concrete examples still leads to the best results. This approach helps the AI understand exactly how we want to use codehooks.io's specific features and conventions, ensuring the generated code follows our best practices.

What is JAMstack - an introduction

· 6 min read
Martin
Co-Founder and Maker @ Codehooks

What is JAMstack about? The JAMstack architecture is gaining popularity among frontend developers for its ability to provide a modern, fast, and secure web development experience.

In order to achieve better performance, developers have had to look at different ways and tools that together could increase speed and at the same time maintain a high level of security. Traditional and dynamic CMS-based websites have the disadvantage that data must be retrieved from a database or similar in order to deliver content on the websites. Using so-called reverse proxies and caches (i.e., "fast storage") such as Varnish and nginx, was one of the few options to increase performance. That is, until the JAMstack architecture (and frameworks) arrived.

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How to quickly create a REST CRUD API backend using codehooks.io - with code example

· 10 min read
Jones
Co-Founder and Architect @ Codehooks

Create, read, update, and delete operations, often popularly known as CRUD — are essential in any application interacting with a database. In the schemaless and document oriented NoSQL world, it's important to control both query and data manipulation from your application. This blog post shows you how easy it is to create a full REST API with CRUD operations and validation for your application using codehooks.io.

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