In this article, we will modify our Laravel-powered phone-capable weather forecast app so that it is accessible via SMS (text message) in addition to the voice telephone system. It is recommended you read the previous post if you haven’t done so yet – it’s a 10 minute read for an excellent outcome. N...
Twilio is a SaaS application which enables developers to build telephone applications using web technologies. In this two-part series, we will leverage Twilio to build a weather forecast app that is accessed using the telephone system. The backend will be written with the Laravel framework (an exploratory video course...
While everyone is concerned about their application’s security, few take it seriously and take the plunge. The first thing you’ll notice when learning about this is that two factor authentication (2FA) is the go-to solution as a first step. Although there have been some serious problems with using text mes...
In my last article, “The Dawn of WebRTC”, I showed how to create a simple photo booth app using the Web Real-Time Communications (WebRTC) API. In this article, I will show you how to build a more practical video chat room. To recap, WebRTC was developed to provide web and mobile developers with the ability to crea...
In this tutorial we’re going to build an SMS reminder app with Node.js. We’re going to use the user’s Google Calendar to get appointments and then send the text message with Twilio. Setting Things Up First you’re going to need to have a Google account and a Twilio account. If you don’t have those yet, you ca...
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