Welcome to PracticalDev! We provide practical, step-by-step tutorials and in-depth guides on Next.js, React, TypeScript, Node.js, Angular, and modern web development technologies. Whether you're building full-stack applications, implementing authentication systems, working with databases, mastering frontend frameworks, or learning about state management and API development, you'll find detailed tutorials with real-world examples and production-ready code samples. Our content is designed to help developers at all levels—from beginners starting their journey to experienced developers looking to stay updated with the latest best practices and patterns. All tutorials are free, well-documented, and include working code examples you can use directly in your projects.
Learn how to build an AI-powered data management assistant with TanStack Start, TanStack AI, and json-server. This in-depth guide shows how to wire a Claude-powered chatbot into your React app so users can create, read, update, and delete posts and todos using natural language instead of forms.
Read more→Learn how to use Prisma ORM for database operations in Node.js and TypeScript. Complete guide with examples for creating, reading, updating, and deleting data. Includes relationships, queries, migrations, and best practices.
Read more→Learn how to use Next.js Server Actions for form handling, data mutations, and server-side operations. Complete guide with examples including form validation, revalidation, cookies, and progressive enhancement.
Read more→Learn how to implement Better Auth authentication in Next.js and Node.js applications. Complete guide with email/password authentication, session management, protected routes, and React integration.
Read more→Learn how to implement Stripe subscription payments in Node.js and React. Complete guide with checkout sessions, webhooks, customer portal, and subscription management for SaaS applications.
Read more→Learn how to implement form validation in React using React Hook Form and Zod. Step-by-step tutorial with code examples for product forms, file uploads, and complex validation rules.
Read more→Learn how to implement TanStack Table (React Table) in React with TypeScript. Build advanced data tables with sorting, filtering, pagination, and row selection for inventory management systems.
Read more→Learn how to implement JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication in Express.js and Node.js. Step-by-step tutorial with bcrypt password hashing, token generation, and protected routes for REST API security.
Read more→Learn how to set up Sequelize ORM with MySQL in Node.js. Complete guide with connection pooling, migrations, associations, and best practices for production-ready database setup.
Read more→Learn how to implement Cloudinary image upload in Node.js and Express.js. Complete guide with image optimization, transformations, and gallery uploads for product image management.
Read more→Learn how to set up a production-ready Express.js REST API with CORS, error handling, middleware, and routing. Complete guide with code examples for inventory management APIs.
Read more→Learn how to use Redux Toolkit RTK Query for API data fetching, caching, and state management in React. Complete guide with code examples for inventory management applications.
Read more→Learn how to implement file uploads in Express.js using Multer. Complete guide with single file upload, multiple files, file validation, and image handling for product management.
Read more→Learn TypeScript best practices for React development. Complete guide with type definitions, interfaces, generics, and patterns for building type-safe React applications.
Read more→Learn how to set up React Router DOM in React applications. Complete guide with routes, navigation, protected routes, and nested routes for inventory management systems.
Read more→Learn how to define and use Sequelize associations (hasMany, belongsTo, hasOne) in Node.js. Complete guide with examples for product-category, order-item relationships.
Read more→Learn Angular Reactive Forms with FormBuilder, Validators, custom validation, dynamic forms, and form arrays. Complete guide with examples for building enterprise forms in Angular applications.
Read more→Learn Angular services, dependency injection, singleton services, providedIn, and service patterns. Complete guide with examples for building reusable business logic in Angular applications.
Read more→Learn Angular routing with lazy loading, route guards, route parameters, query params, and navigation patterns. Complete guide for building enterprise Angular applications with protected routes.
Read more→Learn Angular HTTP Client with interceptors, error handling, request/response transformation, authentication headers, and caching. Complete guide for building enterprise HTTP services in Angular.
Read more→Learn Angular component communication patterns with @Input, @Output, EventEmitter, ViewChild, ContentChild, services, and RxJS. Complete guide for parent-child and sibling component communication.
Read more→Learn Angular route guards with CanActivate, CanDeactivate, CanLoad, Resolve, and custom guards. Complete guide for implementing authentication, authorization, and route protection in Angular applications.
Read more→Learn Angular modules, feature modules, shared modules, lazy loading, and module architecture. Complete guide for building scalable Angular applications with optimal performance.
Read more→Learn Angular directives (structural, attribute, custom) and pipes (built-in, custom, async). Complete guide for building reusable Angular components and data transformations.
Read more→Learn Angular state management with RxJS Observables, Subjects, BehaviorSubjects, operators, and patterns. Complete guide for managing application state in Angular without external libraries.
Read more→Master Next.js caching strategies including Data Cache, Full Route Cache, Request Memoization, and more. Learn when to use static rendering, dynamic rendering, and incremental static regeneration.
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