Silicon

Let your ideas flow like bits through silicon.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Overview

Welcome to Silicon, your go-to destination for all things tech! At Silicon, we believe that technology is not just about circuits and code but about the flow of ideas that shape our digital future.

Our name, reflects the fundamental element of the tech world—silicon chips are the bedrock of modern computing. Just as silicon enables the flow of information in electronics, we aim to enable the flow of ideas through our content, helping you to innovate and excel.

Find the repo here.
Go to our site here.
Watch our tutorial here.

Table of Contents

• License
• Resources
• Get Started
• Usage
• Demos
• Contribute
• Credits

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Resources

• Models
  • For Sequelize
    • Models.
    • Models.create()
    • Models.destroy()
    • Models.findAll()
      • include: []
    • Models.findByPk()
      • where: {}
    • Models.hasOne()
    • Models.hasMany()
    • Models.belongsTo()
    • onDelete, foreignKey, autoIncrement, etc.
  • Hooks
• Views
  • For handlebars
    • Helpers.
      • Binary converter.
      • Date formatter.
      • Username formatter.
    • Layouts.
    • Partials.
    • Built-in Helpers
      • #if else
      • #each as | |
• Controllers
  • For Express.js
    • RESTful API routes with express.Router().
    • User routes with express.Router().
    • app.use() for middleware.
    • express.static() for static routes.
    • res.send().
    • res.json().
    • res.render().
    • app.get() routes.
    • app.post() routes.
    • app.delete() routes.
    • app.put() routes.
  • For JavaScript
    • ES6 modules.
    • Promises.
    • Extensive object and array destructuring.
    • Polymorphism for methods.
    • Classes and constructors.
    • Extended classes.
    • static methods.
    • async and await executions.
    • try & catch executions.
    • Structured error handling to prevent unexpected crashes.
  • For Node.js
    • NPM packages
      • Dotenv
      • Sequelize
      • Express.js
      • PG
      • bycript
      • Express.js Session
      • Sequelize Session
      • Express Handlebars
    • process.env variables.
    • res.session variables.

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Get Started

Watch our tutorial here.

No installation is required, just go to the site here and explore Silicon!

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Usage

Watch our tutorial here.

Silicon is easy and intuitive to use.

You'll be redirected to the login page once you've entered the site as a new user. Go to the site here.

Click Sign up if you don't have a user yet; else, click on Login.

After logging in, you'll be redirected to the home/feed page. There, you can like, post, and read anything you want.

Your session will expire after ten minutes. If you want to log out yourself, just click the logout button at the top right corner.

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License

See the license for more details.

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Contribute

If you have suggestions or want to help with some improvements, you can write me by email.

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Credits

All the code was created from scratch by Rod's Freedom.

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