AI in Coding: Using ChatGPT and Copilot to Build JavaScript Animations

Chris Vaught Agentic AI & AI-Accelerated Development, Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Development Technologies & Tools, Generative AI & LLMs, JavaScript, Tutorial 1 Comment

Artificial intelligence isnโ€™t just changing how we write codeโ€”itโ€™s transforming how we think about creativity in development. In this post, I revisit the playful spirit of early programming through a series of AI-assisted experiments using ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and JavaScript Canvas on CodePen. Along the way, I uncover practical lessons for developers on using AI to accelerate learning, inspire exploration, and rekindle the joy of creative coding…

How to Implement a Clean Service Layer in Flutter (With API Examples)

Jimmy Patterson API Development, Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, Flutter, Mobile Leave a Comment

This blog walks through building a clean, modular service layer in Flutter to keep mobile apps scalable, maintainable, and resilient to change. Using real examples with third-party APIs, it demonstrates how to abstract logic, structure code for API calls, and easily swap data sources without major rewrites. Youโ€™ll also learn strategies like creating request/response classes and centralizing error handling to reduce redundancy and improve code quality.

Case Study: Application Assessment and Modernization for a Large Midwestern Health System

Lauren Fournier Bogner Application Enhancement, Case Study, Healthcare, IT Strategy, Java, Spring Batch, Spring Boot Leave a Comment

About the Client The client is a not-for-profit, integrated health system headquartered in the Midwestern United States. As one of the regionโ€™s largest healthcare providers, the organization manages a broad network of hospitals, outpatient clinics, and community health programs. Their internal development teams maintain multiple Java-based applications critical to clinical operations and data analytics. Overview This health system partnered with …

EnterpriseGPT

EnterpriseGPT EnterpriseGPT is an open-source chatbot web app for developers and IT teams. Securely integrate OpenAIโ€™s GPT-3.5/4.0 with configurable prompt filtering, auth options, and full control over deployment and data.Overview EnterpriseGPT is a powerful AI assistant web application designed specifically for enterprise IT organizations that want to harness the power of large language models (like OpenAIโ€™s GPT-3.5 and GPT-4)โ€”without compromising …

Zod + React Hook Form + TypeScript

One Source of Truth: Deriving Required Fields from Zod

Rachel Walker Articles, JavaScript, React, TypeScript 2 Comments

TL;DR: Struggling to keep form validation and UI in sync in your React app? Hereโ€™s how I used Zod and React Hook Form together to define a single source of truthโ€”driving both runtime validation and required field indicators in the UI. The Problem: When Validation Drifts from UI Iโ€™ve been writing forms for as long as Iโ€™ve been writing codeโ€”and …