Software Architect & Developer

Helping businesses identify challenges and opportunities and develop practical solutions through the use of technology.

Delivering quality internet products and services for all your needs.

Services

Software Architect

Extensive experience in the development of architectural frameworks/patterns, application integration, processes, standards, and guidelines.

Leadership

Extensive experience in the development and deployment of highly-complex state-of-the-art software solutions.

Full Stack Developer

JavaScript and Java Full Stack application architecture, design and development.

React

Full Stack application architecture, design and development using React, Redux, Next.js, PWA, HTML5, CSS3, SASS etc.

Gatsby

Architect and develop Gatsby applications, using React and GraphQL to build SEO efficient, high performance PWAs.

Material UI

Architect and develop React applications using Material UI framework.

NodeJS

Architect and build web and mobile applications using NodeJS and ExpressJS.

JEE / Java / Spring

Extensive experience in the analysis, design, development, and implementation of large-scale high transaction and high-performance JEE Architecture systems.

DevOps

Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, automatically build, test and deploy to AWS and Digital Ocean using Docker and Travis thus optimizing release cycles.

NoSQL Databases

Design and building of high perfoming NoSQL databases like MongoDB.

SQL Databases

Design of databases, tables etc of relational databases, for example Oracle and DB2.

Technologist

Research new technologies for the design and implementation of solutions to solve complex business problems.

Products

TaskMuncher

TaskMuncher is a Task Management Productivity application.

TaskMuncher is the easiest way to get it done, whether you're making a shopping list, planning a holiday or managing multiple work projects.

Use TaskMuncher to organize and keep track of everything so you can get it all done and enjoy more peace of mind.

Gomoku

Gomoku is a responsive, Progressive Web application version of the popular Gomoku game built using React.

Gomoku, also called Five in a Row, is an abstract strategy board game...

Gatsby Website

My Home Website is built using Gatsby, a React-based, GraphQL powered, static site generator.

It is a fully responsive Progressive Web App (PWA).

As a SSR application, it is blazingly fast and SEO friendly.

HalAI

HalAI is an Artificial Intelligence Chat application that fully supports Speech Synthesis.

HalAI user instructions and Artificial Intelligence responses may be text or speech.

HalAI voice options are configurable.

Articles

Overview of Creating and Deploying a Multi-Container Docker Application to AWS

A discussion regarding the deployment of TaskMuncher, a React and Node application, to a Multi-Container Docker Environment at AWS using Dockerhub and Travis CI.

It is apparent that this is an extremely difficult process with so many complex steps each requiring exact configuration. Further, each technology...

TaskMuncher

A discussion regarding the design, building and deployment of TaskMuncher, a Task Management Productivity application.

TaskMuncher is a Progressive Web App (PWA) built using the MERN stack. It is deployed to AWS using Docker and TravisCI, and also to Digital Ocean.

Overview of port to Next.js from Gatsby

Let's discuss the migration of johnvincent.io from Gatsby to Next.js.

The intention is to build the website in the Next.js and React world, discovering how best to build a Next.js application.

Gomoku

Gomoku is a responsive, Progressive Web Application version of the popular Gomoku game built using React and Spring / Java.

Gomoku, also called Five in a Row, is an abstract strategy board game. Players alternate turns to place a stone of their color on an empty square.

The winner is the first player to form an unbroken chain of five stones horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

MyTunes

MyTunes is a Folder Music Player, the easiest way to play music stored on your local drive.

MyTunes is a responsive, Progressive Web Application (PWA) built using the MERN stack.

Configure and Deploy to Ubuntu Droplet at Digital Ocean

This is a soup to nuts document. Installation and configuration topics include Ubuntu, Google Domains, DNS, SSH, Firewall, Nginx, Nginx http and https Server Blocks, SSL certificates, Certificate Authority Authorization, TLS V1.3, Node, MongoDB, Java, Application deployment, and Cron jobs.

Mac Visual Studio Code

A document describing the configuration of Visual Studio Code for Mac.

Topics included are ESLint, AirBnb, React, Express, Node, Webpack, Prettier, Debugging and more.

Overview of building a website with Gatsby.

This implementation is a port to Gatsby of johnvincent.io V1, which was built using Jekyll.

The document includes detailed discussions regarding the development and deployment of the application.

Overview of Deployment of a Node API Server

The Node API Server supports various APIs that represent functionality that is used by a number of different applications.

Let's review the application and its deployment.

Deploy TaskMuncher React App to AWS

Let's discuss deploying TaskMuncher to an EC2 instance at AWS.

Topics included are EC2 configuration, SSH, Ubuntu, Firewall, MongoDB, Nginx and others.

Update TaskMuncher to be a Progressive Web App

Let's discuss updating TaskMuncher to be a Progressive Web App (PWA).

Topics included are Service Workers, Manifests and Lighthouse scores.

Update TaskMuncher to Webpack v4, Babel v7, Material-UI v3

Let's discuss updating TaskMuncher to use Webpack 4, Babel 7 and Material-UI 3.

Styling Material-UI components using Styled-Components

Let's discuss the styling of Material-UI components using Styled Components.

React Material-UI

Let's discuss how to configure React with Material-UI and Sass.

Create Ubuntu Droplet at Digital Ocean

This article describes the creation and configuration of a Ubuntu droplet at Digital Ocean and the deployment of the TaskMuncher application.

Install Ubuntu Nginx

This article describes the creation and configuration of Nginx in Ubuntu.

Create Spring Boot App and Deploy to Heroku

This article discusses how to create a very basic Spring Boot application and then how to deploy it to Heroku.

Overview of a Java Utility to Recursively Compare Directories

The purpose of this utility is to provide to a developer the ability to quickly and easily find all differences between 2 directories. The only files remaining are files that are different. These files can then be compared and the differences noted.