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Supercharge Your Enterprise: Building Robust API Middleware with Quarkus

by Alex EllisUncategorized 6 May 20256 May 2025No Comments

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, efficient and robust API middleware is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity. It acts as the crucial bridge, connecting disparate systems, databases, and external services, all while ensuring security, performance, and clear documentation. If you’re looking to build high-performance, low-footprint middleware, Quarkus, the “Supersonic Subatomic Java” framework, is an exceptional choice. This guide will walk you through creating an enterprise-ready Quarkus API middleware layer, complete with database connectivity, external API calls, security headers, automatic API documentation, and native compilation.

Beyond the Code: The IQ to EQ Journey on the Path to Senior Developer

by Alex EllisBlog 25 April 202528 April 2025No Comments

Think becoming a Senior Developer is just about mastering code? Think again. While technical skills (IQ) build your foundation, the journey from Junior through Intermediate to true Seniority demands a critical shift towards Emotional Intelligence (EQ). This post dives deep into the skills needed at each stage, revealing why developing your ability to communicate, lead, and respond thoughtfully – not just react – is crucial for reaching the next level. Discover practical strategies to cultivate the EQ essential for senior roles and impactful leadership.

Introduction to Federated Frontends

by Alex EllisBlog 28 May 202412 June 2024No Comments

Federated micro-frontends extend the concept of microservices to the user interface. Instead of a monolithic front-end application, the UI is decomposed into smaller, autonomous fragments, each responsible for a specific piece of functionality. These fragments, or “micro-frontends,” can be developed, deployed, and updated independently.

Creating a Vite Federated Frontend Application: A Step-by-Step Guide

by Alex EllisBlog 21 May 202412 June 2024No Comments

Micro-frontends (MFs) have gained popularity as a way to split large applications into smaller, more manageable pieces. With the introduction of Webpack 5’s Module Federations, building micro-frontends has become even easier. In this tutorial, we’ll create a Vite federated frontend application using npm, React.js, and Tailwind CSS.

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Content Creation Blog

by Alex EllisBlog 29 November 20237 April 20252 Comments

We all have been on those high end audio factory websites such as Rode or Bothners Musical Instruments where their entry level kits cost anything from R 7,000 – R 25,000 but it doesn’t need to be.