A reliable web framework is a prerequisite for smooth and effortless creation of applications and web resources. There are lots of options available on the market but not all of them perform the same functions and not all of them are equally good.

We’re going to narrow down the list of these options to JavaScript Vue, React, and Angular and discuss them in this article.

All of these frameworks are scalable, flexible, and suitable for the creation of a wide variety of web applications. Nevertheless, there are considerable differences between them that need to be taken into account by web developers.

So, Angular vs. React vs. Vue… Which one is the best?

I invite you to familiarize yourself with the strengths and weaknesses of each framework in question and decide which one to pick to create your next killer app.

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I’ve been wanting to learn Bash for a while so I’m taking advantage of the fact that we’re all quarantined to get started with that.

I’m using the following two courses from Lynda:

• Learning Bash Scripting
• Unix for Mac OS Users

The first thing I did was update Bash on my Mac using this method.

I am still highly interested in technical stuff to geek out to, my interest in the internet has never waned. So here is a collection of articles I found interesting this year.

I’ll keep adding stuff over the course of the year.

• 2020 WordPress Web development setup
• How Browsers Work

Every now and then, I have the need to transfer emails from one account to another. I mostly use Gmail, but sometimes I have to deal with other systems, such as a recent case involving my dad’s email, where he was using another system and wanted to move to Gmail.

Such moves typically involve thousands of emails, so the easiest way for me to do it is to load up the two or more accounts in an email client, then drag and drop emails between them. Before I do so, I typically make sure that everything is backed up.

See my other posts on backups:

• How to backup Gmail accounts on Synology
• How to backup Gmail on Mac
• How to backup Gmail with Gmvault

I’ve tried out several clients and found that Mail on Mac and Outlook on Windows work best for this use case. I’d originally tried using Thunderbird but last time round I ran into a problem where if you select more than a 100 or so emails it never completes the transfer, so it was taking me ages and was very unreliable.

Thought I’d put this out there in case anyone runs into this use case and problem.

When you buy products online, especially from Chinese websites like Aliexpress or Gearbest, you might be a bit doubtful of whether the products they sell are original.

This is especially the case for small electronic goods like camera batteries. The best way to determine whether a good is fake or not is to do the following.

First, before buying, closely inspect the wording of the seller’s description. Sometimes they will write the model number in the title and use the wording “original”, but in the finer print details further down below they will not include the brand or the words “genuine” and “original”. This would usually mean it’s not an original item.

After buying, closely inspect the packaging and item and compare it to the originals. If that seems to be the same (any differences should make you seriously doubt the authenticity of the product), you can check the weight of the product. This is usually a clear giveaway. For example, I have some original Sony and Canon camera batteries, and the fake ones I bought are just a few grames lighter, while all the originals are exactly the same weight.