Backend

Node.js behind my build scripts

Nobody sees these scripts, but they're the ones that resize images, generate the sitemap, and warn me if something's about to break before I deploy.

What I learned maintaining a Symfony backend

A client handed me a Symfony backend already built by another developer. Here's what I learned maintaining it for months.

SQLite or MySQL, how I decide on small projects

Not everything needs a separate database server. Here are the criteria I use before setting up a MySQL instance for a project.