Tom Ray — NestJS advocate and educator who helps developers transition into backend and full-stack development through practical, project-driven learning.
12 articles from this blog
![Ultimate Guide: NestJS Tracing with Open Telemetry [Updated 2022]](https://alldevblogs.blob.core.windows.net/thumbs/article-781b039e77b2-full-305c7e7b.webp)
A tutorial on implementing distributed tracing in NestJS applications using the Open Telemetry framework for observability.
![Ultimate Guide: NestJS Unit Testing and Mocking [Updated 2022]](https://alldevblogs.blob.core.windows.net/thumbs/article-1e4fb857e02f-full-2e687af9.webp)
A comprehensive guide to unit testing and mocking in the NestJS framework, covering best practices, examples, and CI/CD integration.
![Ultimate Guide: How To Use Prisma With NestJS [2022]](https://alldevblogs.blob.core.windows.net/thumbs/article-a00d05aa41e9-full-b5a8fe54.webp)
A step-by-step tutorial on integrating Prisma ORM with a NestJS backend, including database setup, CRUD operations, and testing.
![Ultimate Guide: NestJS Config & Environment Variables [2022]](https://alldevblogs.blob.core.windows.net/thumbs/article-5490bbe7dc7e-full-3a1d15d4.webp)
A comprehensive guide to managing environment variables and configuration in NestJS applications using the built-in Config Module.
![Ultimate Guide: NestJS Caching With Redis [2023]](https://alldevblogs.blob.core.windows.net/thumbs/article-989cdef2f159-full-bd217ea6.webp)
A detailed tutorial on implementing caching in NestJS applications, covering in-memory caching and Redis integration with practical examples.
![Ultimate Guide: How To Use NestJS Logger [Plus Pino Setup]](https://alldevblogs.blob.core.windows.net/thumbs/article-def37e375fe2-full-fae8daec.webp)
A tutorial on implementing logging in NestJS, covering the built-in logger and setting up Pino for production-ready JSON logs.
A tutorial on setting up a local development environment with Docker Compose for NestJS, Redis, and Postgres, including Prisma ORM.
A guide to deploying a NestJS application to Google Cloud Run, covering manual setup and automated CI/CD with GitHub Actions.
![Ultimate Guide: NestJS Dockerfile For Production [2022]](https://alldevblogs.blob.core.windows.net/thumbs/article-5c56d5379647-full-92350107.webp)
A step-by-step tutorial on creating a production-optimized Dockerfile for NestJS applications, covering local testing and deployment.
A tutorial on handling file uploads in an Apollo GraphQL server and storing them in Google Cloud Storage using Node.js.
A tutorial on building and deploying a GraphQL API using Apollo Server, Prisma, TypeScript, and Heroku with a Postgres database.
A developer's journey from frontend to full-stack by learning NestJS, overcoming imposter syndrome, and mastering backend concepts like dependency injection.
