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Enhance User Security with the React Native Password Strength Meter Bar
Tags: reactnative, passwordsecurity, expo, opensource
Published: 2023-09-07 23:57:37

In today’s digital age, ensuring users set robust and secure passwords is paramount. With the rise in data breaches and cyber-attacks, it’s essential for applications to guide users in choosing strong passwords. This is where the React Native Password Strength Meter Bar comes in. It’s an open-source project designed to visualize password strength, offering both developers and users a seamless experience.

### Why Use a Password Strength Meter?

- Educate Users: Many are unaware of password strength nuances. A visual representation educates them on the importance of password complexity.

- Boost Security: Encouraging users to set stronger passwords reduces unauthorized access chances.

- Enhance UX: Guiding users visually is better than just presenting them with password requirements.


### Features of React Native Password Strength Meter Bar

- Customizable Look: Adjust the radius, height, and unfilledColor to match your application's theme.

- Show Strength Text: Optionally display password strength feedback text with the showStrengthText prop.

- Dynamic Updates: As users type, the strength meter updates in real-time to provide instant feedback on password strength.

- Dependable: Leverages the zxcvbn library for reliable password strength testing.

### How to Implement
Installation:

```
npm install react-native-password-strength-meter-bar
```
Integration:

```
import PasswordStrengthMeterBar from 'react-native-password-strength-meter-bar';

function App() {
  return (
    <PasswordStrengthMeterBar password="userTypedPassword" />
  );
}
```

### Customization Options

- `radius`: Adjust the border radius of the bar.

- `height`: Set the height of the progress bar.

- `showStrengthText`: Decide whether to display the strength feedback text.

- `unfilledColor`: Customize the color of the unfilled section of the bar.

The strength meter uses a combination of colors and labels to indicate password strength:

- Weak: Red (`#F25F5C`)

- Fair: Yellow (`#FFE066`)

- Good: Blue (`#247BA0`)

- Strong: Green (`#70C1B3`)

### Contributing to the Project
Open-source thrives on community contributions. If you’re interested in adding features, fixing bugs, or improving documentation, head over to the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/akinlekan28/react-native-password-strength-meter-bar) and make a pull request. Every contribution is welcome!

### Conclusion
Ensuring users set strong passwords is about more than just security; it’s about trust. The React Native Password Strength Meter Bar offers an intuitive way to enhance application security. Try it and contribute to a safer digital world.
MERN Stack or Front-end.
Published: 2023-09-07 23:50:53

Hi! I'm a beginner and a junior Full-Stack**_****_** Dev. I'm kinda facing a problem, the problem is since I finished my training last week, I haven't able to think of where to start my career yet. My mind is telling me to choose MERN Stack but somehow it's telling me to choose front-end. I'll love MERN Stack though. Pls show me through! Thanks.
How to Clean and Rebuild the Android Component of a Flutter Project
Tags: flutter, android, gradle, troubleshooting
Published: 2023-09-07 23:42:47

## Introduction

While working on a Flutter project, you may encounter build issues specifically related to the Android portion of your application. These issues could range from Gradle build errors to AndroidX incompatibilities. In such scenarios, cleaning and rebuilding only the Android component can resolve these problems.

## Steps to Clean and Rebuild Android in Flutter

### 1. Open the Terminal

Navigate to your Flutter project's root directory and open a terminal window.

```bash
cd path/to/your/flutter/project
```

### 2. Move to the Android Directory

Switch to the Android sub-directory within your Flutter project.

```bash
cd android
```

### 3. Execute Gradle Clean

Run the Gradle clean command to remove any build artifacts from your Android project.

```bash
./gradlew clean
```

### 4. Return to the Root Directory

Navigate back to your Flutter project's root directory.

```bash
cd ..
```

### 5. Update Flutter Packages

Execute the following command to refresh the Flutter packages.

```bash
flutter pub get
```

### 6. Launch the App

Finally, execute the following command to run your Flutter application.

```bash
flutter run
```

## Cautions

While following these steps, please be mindful of:

- Verifying your current directory before executing any commands.
- Ensuring you have the proper permissions to run the `./gradlew clean` command if you encounter any errors.
- Double-checking that all necessary Flutter packages are updated before running the application.

## Conclusion

By adhering to these steps, you can effectively clean and rebuild the Android component of your Flutter project, which is especially useful for resolving Android-specific build issues.

## Additional Resources

For further information, you may refer to:

- [Flutter Official Documentation](https://flutter.dev/docs)
- [Android Gradle Plugin User Guide](https://developer.android.com/studio/build)
- [Stack Overflow: Flutter Clean and Rebuild](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/flutter+clean)
How can employers foster welcoming and inclusive workplaces?: CodeNewbie Podcast
Tags: discuss, codenewbie, podcast, career
Published: 2023-09-07 23:30:16

[Ale Thomas](https://twitter.com/pikacodes), Frontend Engineer at Amazon, came on the podcast yesterday to discuss mentorship, the importance of representation, and finding your favorite coding language.

On the podcast, Ale shared that one of the things that she does before accepting a job is inquiring further about the diversity, equity, and inclusion at the company.

She shared: 

> ### “Things like [asking questions about diversity during interviews] I think are very important.
> ### [But so is] just being very observant, because it’s obviously very easy to just say like, “Yeah, our culture is great”. but it’s a very important decision, [to take a job] because you’re going to be spending a lot of time with these people.
> ### You want to know that it’s going to be a safe place for you.”

We know through this episode and through experience/history that hiring diverse employees at a company, while extremely important, is not enough to foster a safe, inclusive, and comfortable workplace for everyone. It is important to create and recreate systems that are deeply rooted in care, healing, equity, and liberation.

We would love to use this as an opportunity to ask you all what practices you have seen or would like to see in the workplace in order to uphold these qualities. 

With that, our main question for today is:

## Besides hiring a diverse team, how else can employers foster welcoming and inclusive workplaces?


---

_ICYMI— find that episode below or wherever you get your podcasts_:

{% embed https://dev.to/codenewbieteam/diversity-dialogues-in-tech-codenewbie-podcast-s25e4-1h62 %}

---

_Send us your thoughts below and don't forget to give it a listen here or wherever you listen to your podcasts!_ 💜
ディズニーランドパリ
Published: 2023-09-07 22:55:29

[ディズニーランドパリ](https://kurashify.com/disneylandparis/)の楽しい冒険を計画中の皆さんへ、チケットのキャンセル方法と条件についてお知らせいたします。旅行計画に変更が生じることは誰にでもありますが、チケットのキャンセルに関して心配はご無用です。
Angular 15: Transitioning deprecated CanDeactivate() to Functional Guards
Tags: webdev, angular, typescript, tutorial
Published: 2023-09-07 22:25:42


As developers, we often find ourselves adapting to changes in the tools and frameworks we use. Recently, while working on my Angular project, I stumbled upon a significant shift in Angular 15: the deprecation of class-based route guards like `CanDeactivate()`. In their place, Angular has introduced functional guards, providing a more modern and flexible approach to managing route deactivation. In this article, I'll guide you through this transition and share how you can smoothly update your codebase. ✨

## Understanding the Change
In previous Angular versions, we used the `CanDeactivate()` guard to handle route deactivation, implementing custom logic to determine whether a user could leave a particular route. However, Angular 15 introduces functional guards as the new way forward. This change aligns with Angular's mission to simplify and enhance the development experience.

## Transitioning to Functional Guards
1) Create a Functional Guard: Start by creating a TypeScript function as your functional guard. This function should return true to allow deactivation or false to prevent it.

```ts
export const hasUnsavedChangesGuard: CanDeactivateFn<ComponentCanDeactivate> = (component: ComponentCanDeactivate): Observable<boolean> => {
   if (component.canDeactivate && component.canDeactivate()) {
      return true;
    }
   if (!component.confirm()) {
      return confirm('Are you sure you want to leave this page? If you do, any unsaved changes will be lost.');
    }
}
```

2) Implement the Functional Guard: In your routing configuration, specify the functional guard for a route.

```ts
const routes: Routes = [
  {
    path: 'my-component',
    component: MyComponent,
    canDeactivate: [hasUnsavedChangesGuard],
  },
];
```

Alternatively, you can use an injectable class as a functional guard by leveraging the `inject` function. This approach keeps your guard logic separate from your routing configuration, especially for the case you have your custom component such as Dialog component.

```ts
const routes: Routes = [
  {
    path: 'my-component',
    component: MyComponent,
    canDeactivate: [() => inject(hasUnsavedChangesGuard).canDeactivate()]
  },
];
```


## Conclusion
By embracing this change in Angular 15, you'll find your route guard implementation becomes more streamlined and adaptable. For detailed examples and additional information, refer to the [official Angular documentation](https://angular.io/api/router/CanDeactivate).

Change in the development world is inevitable, and adapting to it is key to staying at the forefront of technology. As I worked through this transition in Angular 15, I found it not only improved the development experience but also reinforced the idea that growth and improvement are constants in the world of software development. Embrace these changes, and you'll continue to build better, more maintainable applications 😄🚀
The DRY Principle: Reducing Redundancy for Clean Code
Published: 2023-09-07 22:05:53

Have you heard about DRY? or "Don't Repeat Yourself"? This a principle that leads to clean coding, aims to reduce redundancy and promotes elegant, concise, and maintainable code.

At its core, DRY encapsulates a simple idea: avoid duplication. It's the art of writing code in such a way that every piece of knowledge or logic is expressed in just one place. By adhering to DRY, you ensure that your codebase remains efficient, consistent. Also we can say less error-prone because each non-repeated functional unit can, precisely, be unit-tested.

Here are key scenarios where DRY shines and can make your code better:

**Repetitive Logic**: Whenever you find yourself writing the same logic, obviously for a second time or a slight variation of it that can be refactored into one. That's a DRY opportunity. Create an intermediary reusable function or method to encapsulate that logic, promoting code consistency and making maintenance a breeze.

**Configuration Management**: Managing configuration settings like API endpoints or database credentials in one central location not only adheres to DRY but also simplifies updates and reduces the chance of inconsistencies.

**Constants and Magic Numbers**: Replace hardcoded values scattered throughout your code with named constants. This not only enhances readability but also facilitates changes by modifying one central constant. Better, these central constants can be taken from environment variables making your code safer while keeping it flexible.

**Cross-Function Duplication**: If you have multiple functions or methods that perform similar tasks, consider consolidating the common logic into a single function and calling it from wherever needed.

**Testing**: In your test suites, the DRY principle shine. If you avoided duplicating functions you will fill the benefits when coding its unit tests. You'll notice it reduces test maintenance efforts, ensures consistent test conditions and provides regression detection.

Note that the DRY principle isn't limited to a specific programming language or paradigm; it's a universal concept for evading to have multiple source of the same function. And multiple source of truth leads to ambiguity and deambiguation costs. Hence, whether you're writing Ruby, JavaScript, Python, Smalltalk, or any other language, DRY remains a guiding rule.

Said that, we can also talk about when not to use DRY in software engineering.

But as usual, before breaking the rule, you need to first master the rule so let's keep that for an incoming article.

In principle let's think about DRY and the reasons why is a great rule to have as default system design and programmer's behavior.
Recruiting for Codefoli: the portfolio building and hosting solution for developers.
Tags: webdev, react, aws, typescript
Published: 2023-09-07 22:02:19

Hello, I'm a junior computer science major in college building [codefoli.com](https://codefoli.com), and now, after over 4 months of development, and a very large codebase, it is getting harder to expand (over 20,000+ lines of React and Node.js), and I am looking to recruit other developers.

![codefoli homepage](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/x72v0pkxen40vfw3vr21.png)

Tech stack: React, Tailwind.css, TypeScript.
Cloud Architecture: RDS, S3, CloudFront, Lambda, SQS, EC2, Route53, ACM, DynamoDB, API Gateway, Cognito User Pool.

The link to the github is [here](https://github.com/noahgsolomon/codefoli) for any interested parties. If anyone would like to contact me, feel free to reply here, or email support@codefoli.com.

God bless,
Noah Solomon
Hello World!
Tags: beginners, webdev, programming, career
Published: 2023-09-07 21:49:29

Sejam todos bem-vindo ao meu primeiro post. Estou muito feliz que você esteja aqui! :)

Meu nome é Douglas, prazer em conhecê-lo! Sou um Desenvolvedor Full Stack Brasileiro com mais de quatro anos de experiência em desenvolvimento web. Pretendo aqui compartilhar com vocês todo meu conhecimento adquirido em mais de 10 anos de estudos em programação, e também o que estou trabalhando e estudando.

Nos últimos três anos, trabalhei em uma agência brasileira de marketing digital onde nosso principal objetivo era ajudar centenas de escritórios de contabilidade no Brasil a aumentar suas vendas no digital. Durante esse período desenvolvi vários projetos front-end muitos interessantes, e desafiadores, que foram muito importante para a minha carreira profissional. Trabalhei em diversos websites que tiveram milhares de acessos mensais, assim, maximizando o sucesso de nossos clientes.

Em breve farei uma série de posts sobre o que estou trabalhando e estudando. Muito obrigado por ler esta postagem. Até a próxima.

Que a força esteja com você, e que Deus nos abençoe!
Passenger's Leap: Bridging Jira and Source Code with Precision
Tags: ai, testing, productivity
Published: 2023-09-07 21:15:02

I Wanted to share a late-night breakthrough with Passenger (unreleased yet). It's now adept at comparing live Jira tickets directly against any source code, regardless of the language. And yes, it's as powerful as it sounds.

I tested its mettle against some intentionally mismatched code. The result? Passenger gave feedback that was spot-on, almost mirroring a seasoned developer's scrutiny. Imagine integrating this level of review seamlessly into your BDD process.

I'll be diving deeper soon, but felt this was too promising not to give you all a sneak peek. Eager to hear your insights.

```sh
Match Score:

    Topic Mismatch:
        Pass/Fail: Fail
        Source: The main focus is on "PigeonPoints Accumulation Issue".
        WIP: The focus is on "Adding items to cart".
        Feedback: The WIP implementation does not match the topic from the source of truth at all.

    Scenario Mismatch:
        Pass/Fail: Fail
        Source: A single scenario focusing on accumulating PigeonPoints when tasks are completed.
        WIP: Multiple scenarios focusing on adding products to a cart.
        Feedback: The WIP implementation's scenarios are entirely unrelated to the scenario in the source of truth.

    Steps Mismatch:
        Pass/Fail: Fail
        Source: Steps revolve around installing an app, completing tasks, and observing pigeons.
        WIP: Steps revolve around product addition to a shopping cart.
        Feedback: None of the steps in the WIP implementation align with the steps from the source of truth.

    Use of Scenario Outlines and Placeholders:
        Pass/Fail: Fail (based on relevance to source of truth)
        Source: No use of placeholders (<...>) or scenario outlines.
        WIP: The WIP implementation makes use of placeholders and implies the use of scenario outlines, even if not explicitly mentioned.
        Feedback: The WIP adds complexity that wasn't present in the original scenario from the source of truth.

    Overall Relevance:
        Pass/Fail: Fail
        Feedback: The WIP implementation seems to be for an entirely different feature and doesn't relate to the source of truth in any clear way.

Overall Feedback:

The WIP implementation does not align with the source of truth. They represent different features and different domains of problems. It's crucial to revisit the requirements and ensure that the WIP implementation aligns with the intended feature to avoid potential misalignments in future development phases.
```

Its particularly interesting that it calls you out and tells you to go read the ticket again!
Discussion of the Week - v1
Tags: bestofdev, discuss
Published: 2023-09-07 21:10:22

Based on our previous series, [Discussion and Comment of the Week](https://dev.to/michaeltharrington/series/17926), we've launched this weekly roundup to highlight what we believe to be the most thoughtful and/or interesting discussion over the past week!

Notably, we've dropped the Comment of the Week from this series, but we plan on bringing back the Beloved Comment badge to replace it. Stay tuned!

Any folks whose articles we feature here will be rewarded with our Discussion of the Week badge. ✨

![The Discussion of the Week badge. It includes a roll of thread inside a speech bubble. The thread is a reference to comment threads.](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/yvizv31dpchucxic2lxc.png)

Let's roll! 🛼

## The Discussion of the Week

Give it up for Srikanth (aka @svemaraju) for sharing the wonderful discussion ["How do you stay creative as a dev?"](https://dev.to/svemaraju/how-do-you-stay-creative-as-a-dev-2gbg)! 👏

{% embed https://dev.to/svemaraju/how-do-you-stay-creative-as-a-dev-2gbg %}

These open-ended discussions are always so much fun, and the responses here are thoughtful and genuinely very helpful. Hearing other folk's methods for keeping themselves engaged and thinking creatively is both practical and inspiring.

I also love how Srikanth hopped into the comments to drop some of their own notes here:

{% embed https://dev.to/svemaraju/comment/29314 %}

By the way, props to Jake Lundberg (aka @wraith) for leaving this particularly helpful comment:

{% embed https://dev.to/wraith/comment/2933o %}

Jake has been sharing lots of comments like this one. We see ya out there helping and encouraging others, Jake — much appreciated! 🙌

## What are your picks?

The DEV Community is particularly special because of the kind, thoughtful, helpful, and entertaining discussions happening between community members. As such, we want to encourage folks to participate in discussions and reward those who are initiating or taking part in conversations across the community. After all, a community is made possible by the people interacting inside it.

There are loads of great discussions floating about in this community. This just the one we chose to highlight. 🙂

I urge you all to share your favorite discussion of the past week below in the comments. And if you're up for it, give the author an @mention — it'll probably make 'em feel good. 💚
Setting Up A Node.JS Environment On A Steam Deck
Tags: webdev, javascript, steamdeck, node
Published: 2023-09-07 20:53:25

In this article, we'll walk through the steps to set up a Node.js development environment on a Steam Deck. The Steam Deck runs on SteamOS, which is a flavor of GNOME KDE, and uses Konsole as its terminal program. 

## Table of Contents

1. [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
2. [Setting up GitHub](#setting-up-github)
3. [SSH Keys for GitHub](#ssh-keys-for-github)
4. [SSH Keys for Azure DevOps](#ssh-keys-for-azure-devops)
5. [Installing Node.js Using NVM](#installing-nodejs-using-nvm)

## Prerequisites

Firstly, make sure you have `curl` and `git` installed. If they are not installed, open Konsole and run:

```bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt install curl git
```

## Setting up GitHub

After installing the required packages, it's time to configure your GitHub credentials:

```bash
git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
```

Replace `"you@example.com"` with your GitHub email address and `"Your Name"` with your GitHub username.

## SSH Keys for GitHub

To interact with GitHub repositories more securely, you can set up SSH keys:

1. Generate a new SSH key:

    ```bash
    ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "you@example.com"
    ```

2. Add the SSH key to the ssh-agent:

    ```bash
    eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
    ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
    ```

3. Copy the SSH key to your clipboard:

    ```bash
    sudo apt install xclip
    xclip -selection clipboard < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
    ```

4. Finally, go to GitHub.com, navigate to **Settings > SSH and GPG keys > New SSH key**, and paste your key.

## SSH Keys for Azure DevOps

If you are also using Azure DevOps, generating an SSH key compatible with it is pretty straightforward:

1. Generate a new RSA SSH key:

    ```bash
    ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your-email@example.com"
    ```

2. Add the key to the ssh-agent:

    ```bash
    eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
    ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa_azure
    ```

3. Copy the key and add it to Azure DevOps:

    ```bash
    cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa_azure.pub
    ```

4. After copying the key, go to Azure DevOps settings and add the new SSH key.

## Installing Node.js Using NVM

We'll use Node Version Manager (NVM) to manage Node.js versions:

1. Install NVM:

    ```bash
    curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.38.0/install.sh | bash
    ```

2. Refresh your Konsole:

    ```bash
    source ~/.bashrc
    ```

3. Install the LTS version of Node.js:

    ```bash
    nvm install --lts
    ```

That's it! You've now set up a full-fledged Node.js development environment on your Steam Deck. Whether you're working with GitHub, Azure DevOps, or any other platform, these steps should get you up and running.

Feel free to let me know if you have any questions or need further clarification on any of the steps. Happy coding!