Published in The Internet Computer Review·May 10Dynamically Create Canister Smart Contracts in MotokoHow to generate on-the-fly decentralized smart contracts on the Internet Computer. — In one of my latest blog posts, I shared a solution to query smart contracts on Internet Computer in a NodeJS context. That article was the first of a series that will display the various scripts I have developed for new project called Papyrs — an open-source, privacy-first, decentralized blogging…Programming7 min read
Published in Better Programming·May 2A Frameworkless Store In TypeScriptHave you ever developed applications that have their API, services and state management fully separated from their core? — There are undeniable advantages to using frameworks (React, Angular, Svelte etc.) for frontend development but there are also undeniable disadvantages. The interoperability and compatibility between projects across various technologies is often an issue that has to be anticipated for long-lasting applications and for corporates that share resources among teams.Java Script6 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Apr 22Call Internet Computer Canister Smart Contracts In NodeJSHow to query canister smart contracts on the Internet Computer in a NodeJS context. — I spent last few months developing Papyrs an open-source, privacy-first, decentralized blogging platform that lives 100% on chain. This new web editor is finally ready for testing, I can write some blog posts again 😁. This new web3 platform uses DFINITY’s Internet Computer. Because each registered user gets two smart…Technology4 min read
Published in ITNEXT·Feb 18Export To The File System (Save As…) + Fallback In TypeScriptHow to save a file to the user’s local devices with the new File System Access API and a fallback for incompatible browsers. — In almost every web application I end up reusing the same pattern to export data to the file system in JavaScript — i.e. a solution that uses the File System Access API and a good old “download” feature as fallback. I thought it was worth writing a post about it…Typescript3 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Feb 9Announcing Stylo — Another kind of rich text editor.So, I developed a new open source rich text editor for JavaScript. — So, I developed a new open source WYSIWYG interactive editor for JavaScript. Its goal is to bring great user experience and interactivity to the web, for everyone, with no dependencies. I called it: Stylo. But Why? Last year, while migrating our web editor for slides, DeckDeckGo, to DFINITY’s Internet Computer, we started…Java Script5 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Dec 23, 2021Converting SVG To Image (PNG, Webp, etc.) in JavaScriptHow to convert SVG to image in the browser without dependencies. — How to convert SVG to image in the browser without dependencies. Last Monday I built and published a new Web Component, developed with StencilJS, to generate social images dynamically in the browser. For a given text and logo, the component renders a shadowed SVG that can be converted to an…Java Script6 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Nov 30, 2021A Simple KeyVal Store Implemented in MotokoBuild a generic keyval store for canister smart contract on the Internet Computer. — I am fond of offline web applications and most of my personal open-source projects, such as DeckDeckGo or Tie Tracker, follow the approach. In these two particular apps, I use idb-keyval to ease the interaction with IndexedDB through a keyval-like API. That’s why, in the last iteration of our migration…Smart Contracts5 min read
Published in ITNEXT·Nov 16, 2021TypeScript Utilities For CandidA collection of functions to handle Nullable, Date and Blob when interacting with canister smart contracts. — To port our web editor, DeckDeckGo, to DFINITY’s Internet Computer I developed several helpers in TypeScript to interact with our canister smart contracts. If it can make your life easier too, here are those I use the most. Nullable The Candid description that is generated for nullable types does not exactly…Typescript3 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Oct 11, 2021Bye-Bye Amazon & Google, Hello Web 3.0We are migrating our web application to DFINITY’s Internet Computer. — It’s official, we are porting our web editor for slides, DeckDeckGo, to DFINITY’s Internet Computer! Thanks to the help of a second 25k USD grant from the DFINITY foundation, we will wrap up the work needed for running a beta version of DeckDeckGo on the Internet Computer (sign up to…Technology5 min read
Published in ITNEXT·Sep 27, 2021Dynamically Import ESM Modules From A CDNLazy load JavaScript code from a content delivery network to serve users only what they need when they need it. — What if I told you modern browsers can natively import a single, or sets of functions, of a JavaScript library bundles, at runtime and, from a CDN? Wouldn’t that open up possibilities? Well, good news. This is not an hypothesis but, a fact. Nowadays, all modern browsers can dynamically import…Programming7 min read
