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How to add a typing indicator to an in-game chat room with React

In a previous article, I took you through how to add a chat room to a simple game of tic-tac-toe. This post is the second in the series, in which we will look at how to build out the functionality of that chat room with additional features. Across the series, we’ll look at how to manage presence and how to enable emoji reactions – in this post, the focus is on typing indicators. Follow on to find out how to display an indicator when the other person is typing.

C# Read File: A Beginner's Guide to Reading Text Files in C#

File manipulation is an incredibly common programming task with endless applications. It has two main sides: reading and writing. This post will focus on the “reading” bit, so if you’ve just googled “C# read file” and ended up here, search no more—we have the guide you need! We’ll start by covering some prerequisites you need to follow, then dive right into the guide.

Sharing Applications across the DoD to Get Programs Fielded Faster

The US government software modernization policy encourages federal agencies, including the Department of Defense (DoD), to leverage investments already made in application development and authorizations to operate (ATOs). The goal of repurposing existing, working applications is to enable agencies to reduce development time and costs by leveraging software that has been purchased and implemented by another team.

Navigating 2024: A Roadmap for State and Local Digital Transformation

Digital government and digital services are the top priorities for state governments, according to the recently published National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) Top 10 Policy and Technology Priorities for 2024. Tied for first place is cybersecurity and risk management, followed by legacy application modernization.

Graphql vs Rest: A Comprehensive Comparison

The conversation around data fetching and API management is increasingly dominated by two major players: GraphQL and REST. These technologies, while serving the same purpose of facilitating communication between client and server, offer markedly different approaches and philosophies. GraphQL, emerging as a powerful alternative to the traditional RESTful architecture, brings a new dimension to data retrieval efficiency and flexibility.

Advanced Swift Arrays: Explore Sort, Filter, Map and Reduce and more

Arrays enable you to group and order elements of the same type, so they play a crucial role in organizing your app’s data. If you’re building an iOS app, arrays are a vital part of your toolkit, and today we’re going to help you understand them. Specifically, we will give you a backend view of how Arrays work and jump into a host of specific operations, from simple filtering and sorting to complex ways of mapping and reducing them.

REST API with Node.js

REST is a powerful and ubiquitous paradigm for web application development. It offers huge benefits that can help any service be more efficient, more extensible, and more scalable. Node.js is a popular solution for building fast, efficient, and scalable APIs. It is highly extensible, offering an ecosystem of packages that deliver fast and unified development.

Invoice OCR vs. IDP: 3 Top Differences in the Popular Invoice Processing Tools

So you’re still processing invoices manually, huh? That's no way to live. If you’ve come here in search of a better way, you won’t be disappointed. Maybe you’ve heard terms like OCR and IDP thrown around and are looking for a little more information to help you get started. I’ll answer questions like What is OCR invoice processing? How is IDP different from OCR? And is one always better? Let’s get into it.

Connecting React.js and StimulusJS with JavaScript Events

We recently added a "Getting started" page to the AppSignal, which shows new users a page filled with recommended steps to help them get the most out of their AppSignal experience. Some users enjoy having a helping hand when getting started with AppSignal, others prefer exploring our product solo or already have experience with AppSignal. To give all of our users the option of a guided or solo experience, we needed to a toggle that hides or shows the Getting started page.