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FastAPI Alembic Migrations with PostgreSQL, SQLModel, and Docker

James Fielder API Development, Articles, Cloud, Databases, PostgreSQL, Python Leave a Comment

When building a FastAPI project with PostgreSQL, you need a reliable way to manage your database schema over time. As your application evolves, simple table creation is not enough. You need a way to safely apply, track, and roll back changes.

Alembic provides a structured, version-controlled approach to database migrations. In this guide, weโ€™ll walk through how to set up Alembic with FastAPI, SQLModel, and PostgreSQL, including common issues youโ€™ll run into when working with Docker.

Using Terraform to Create a Cloud Function on Google Cloud Platform

James Fielder Architecture, Articles, Cloud, Google Cloud Platform, Infrastructure As Code (IaC) 1 Comment

Attention: This article was published over 2 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. While some topics are evergreen, technology moves fast, so please keep that in mind as you read the post.In this post, we will walk through using Terraform to create a Google Cloud function that triggers when a file is uploaded and outputs …

Sequelize Command Line and Migration

Sequelize ORM: Interacting with databases using Node

James Fielder Articles, Databases, Development Technologies & Tools, Programming Leave a Comment

Today, we are going to be going over a very useful tool called Sequelize. It is an Object Relational Mapper (ORM), which allows us to interact with relational databases using Node.js.

Sequelize supports many different databases, but in this blog, we will be using MySQL. We will go over how to set up a local MySQL instance and a Node.js server using Sequelize to communicate with it.

Along the way, weโ€™ll learn basic Sequelize functionally, such as the command line tool and migrations, to understand how to work with the database…

Using Google Maps with FLutter

Using Google Maps with Flutter

James Fielder Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, Flutter, Mobile, Tutorial Leave a Comment

Flutter has a lot of amazing plugins that make it easy to develop cross-platform apps. Recently, I had the opportunity to work with a theater chain that made use of a map view to show nearby theaters. We used Flutter in conjunction with Google Maps.

In this blog post, we will take a look at the Google Maps Flutter plugin, which allows you to add an interactive map to your iOS or Android app and customize it in many different ways!