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Kubernetes is super effective on running cron jobs as well as other web application workloads. Kubernetes cron job is a special kind of Kubernetes job that runs on a time-based schedule. In this post, we will focus on how to run optimally configured cron jobs on Kubernetes.

If you are developing any Node.js application, nodemon is one of the necessary weapons in your arsenal. Learn how to install and effectively use nodemon to automatically restart your Node.js application on every relevant file change. Do you want to restart your Node.js web server and save loads of development time? In this post, we are going to see how you can utilize Nodemon with any Node.js application easily.

Memoization is simply caching the output of a function so that the consequent calls just use the cached result eliminating any heavy computation. Memoization in Javascript can also yield amazing performance benefits, given it is implemented properly. Do you want to make your javascript code run much faster? In this post, we will have a look at a practical example of javascript memoization. Spoiler alert: you will not see a Fibonacci or factorial mentioned in this post.

The optimally correct logging Node.js logging library can give you unprecedented insights into how your application is working. Having proper logging is equivalent to having a powerful telescope in a space with all your applications. Do you want to be able to see how your application behaves under load in production? In this post, we are going to analyze 5 popular Node.js logging libraries that can easily do the job for you.

Hosting Node.js applications is easy, finding a completely free Node.js hosting service that is reliable is not. In this post, we will discuss 3 hosting services where you can host your Node.js applications or API for free which you should start using now. We will also deploy a demo app step-by-step on each of these 3 platforms. I wished to have found more than 3 but finding even 3 was not very easy.