Welcome to HiBit

The fast-paced world of web development requires selecting tools that balance efficiency and scalability. The choice of a suitable database management system plays a pivotal role. SQLite, a lightweight yet powerful database engine, often remains overlooked. When integrated with Laravel, a popular PHP web application framework, SQLite offers developers a reliable solution for building efficient applications.

Collecting and analyzing data on users' geographical locations has become increasingly essential for various applications. Precise geolocation data has the potential to significantly enhance the user experience by personalizing content, customizing marketing strategies, and implementing features specific to regions. Back in May, we introduced the GeoDetect package to facilitate this process.

PHP is a scripting language widely used for web development, with code processed on a web server through a PHP interpreter, implemented as a module, daemon, or CGI executable. Nginx lacks the default ability to handle dynamic web pages with PHP and requires specific additional plugins for this purpose. One such plugin is FPM (FastCGI Process Manager), an alternative PHP FastCGI implementation offering additional features, particularly advantageous for high-traffic sites. FPM stands out as the preferred method for PHP page processing with Nginx, surpassing traditional CGI-based methods in terms of speed.

Robust authentication methods are essential for securing access to sensitive information and resources within applications. Authentication serves as the initial barrier, ensuring only authorized users gain entry to protected areas. From traditional password-based authentication to advanced token-based systems and OAuth protocols, developers have a range of options to ensure the security of their applications. This article explores these authentication methods, highlighting their strengths, weaknesses, and best practices to assist developers in implementing secure and user-friendly authentication systems.

Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino boards are able to read inputs - light on a sensor, a finger on a button, or a Twitter message - and turn it into an output - activating a motor, turning on an LED, publishing something online. You can tell your board what to do by sending a set of instructions to the microcontroller on the board. To do so you use the Arduino programming language and the Arduino Software (IDE).

In the world of software development, making things easier is always a win. And that's exactly where GitHub Actions steps in to save the day. It's like having an efficient assistant that takes care of all the repetitive tasks for you, so you can concentrate on the creative aspects. Let's take a closer look at why GitHub Actions is such a useful tool.

Buzzer is used to generate sound, beep or even melody of a song. It can be found in alarm devices, computers, timers and confirmation of user input such as a mouse click or keystroke. A piezo buzzer is not like a regular speaker that you might think of. It uses a material that actually changes shape when you apply electricity to it which in turn creates noise. The faster you bend the material, the higher the pitch of the noise that is produced.

Modern web frameworks teach you to take one group of related concepts and split it across multiple places throughout your codebase. Laravel is a robust framework with a big community behind it. Usually it's standard structure is enough for most starting projects.

Building scalable applications, instead, requires a different approach. Have you ever heard from a client to work on controllers or review the models folder? Probably never - they ask you to work on invoicing, clients management or users. These concept groups are called domains.

Composer is an application-level package manager for the PHP programming language that provides a standard format for managing dependencies of PHP software and required libraries. It manages them on a per-project basis, installing them in a directory (e.g. vendor) inside your project.