GitHub Actions is a great integration tool in the software platform. For example, you may run your test suite when pushing to the repository or deployment when pushing to a branch connected to a deployed environment. We’re using GitHub Actions for both examples: running our test suite and deployments. …

The nano text editor is included in Debian-based operating systems. Because Ubuntu is based on Debian you’ll find nano pre-installed as well. The nano editor comes in handy when working in environments where you don’t have a user interface. For example, in server environments or using remote connections …

The ls command is essential when navigating a file system. ls displays files and directories in a given file system path. Yet, there’s a nuance when displaying files using the plain ls command: it’s not listing dotfiles. Dotfiles are the “hidden” files on your hard disk that start …

In the previous two tutorials, you've learned how to set up custom fonts on Android the modern way. Either as fixed font style (such as Noto Serif bold) or as font family (such as Noto serif in several weights). However, so far you've only used XML designs to configure app …

In the last tutorial, we've explored the modern way of implementing custom fonts on Android. However, it broke the support for dynamically changing the font style and weights (for example, bold or italic). In this tutorial, we'll fix this drawback and configure a font family with different styles. {{outline}} {{video} …

In today's competitive app market on Google Play, a beautiful, polished app is necessary to be successful. Custom fonts are an important element of taking an app to the next level and distinct yourselves from the mass. We discussed this in our first tutorials on how to implement custom fonts …

Travis CI is a sophisticated continuous integration and deployment service. It integrates with GitHub and runs tests on events like commits or pull requests. {{outline}} {{video}} At this point, we published two hapi plugins. Testing both plugins is an essential part of our development flow to know they are mature …

Axios is a promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. It has a convenient and modern API simplifying asynchronous HTTP request and response handling. Let’s explore how to download files with Axios in Node.js. {{outline}} {{video}} Axios File Download in Node.js This tutorial is specifically …