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Technical blog by klequis

Full-Stack MERN Development

Blog articles (and maybe a book) for learning full-stack development with MogoDB, Express, React & Node.

Installing MongoDB Compass on Ubuntu

December 21, 2019part of series  part of a series of articles

A GUI for MongoDB.

Installing MongoDB on Ubuntu

November 28, 2019part of series  part of a series of articles

MongoDB is the 'M' in MERN.

A Quick Opinionated Introduction to Using Ubuntu 18.04

November 23, 2019part of series  part of a series of articles

If you are brand-new to Ubuntu, here is a quick overview to get you started.

Installing Visual Studio Code and Extensions

November 15, 2019 - updated: November 25, 2019part of series  part of a series of articles

With the addition of a few extensions VS Code is a great code editor.

Get a Free Domain Name from freenom

November 11, 2019part of series  part of a series of articles

If you need a free domain name you can get one from 'freenom'.

Installing Git on Ubuntu

October 30, 2019part of series  part of a series of articles

Installing Git on Ubuntu is also quick & easy.

Installing Nodemon on Ubuntu

October 30, 2019part of series  part of a series of articles

Installing Nodmon on Ubuntu is just one command.

Error ENOSPC System limit for number of file watchers reached

October 15, 2019

Quick fix to an unexpected limit on files watch.

Installing NodeJS on Ubuntu

October 14, 2019 - updated: October 19, 2019part of series  part of a series of articles

There are several ways to install Node on Ubuntu. Here is the quick and easy way to get the latest version of Node installed.

Installing FireFox Developer Edition on Ubuntu

October 14, 2019

Installing Firefox Developer Edition on Ubuntu is quick & easy.

Building a Ubuntu Desktop Virtual Machine with VirtualBox

September 27, 2019part of series  part of a series of articles

There are many reasons to try Linux. Installing it in a virtual machine is a risk free and $$ free way to get started.

What's a Valid MongoDB ID?

May 24, 2019 - updated: November 09, 2019

I'm not the only one who made an incorrect assumption about MongoDB's `ObjectID.isValid()` function.