Paul Orac

Aside from being a software developer, I am also a massage therapist, an enthusiastic musician, and a hobbyist fiction writer. I love traveling, watching good quality TV shows and, of course, playing video games.

Paul's articles

How to Create a QR Code Reader for Your Mobile Website

JavaScript

By Dmitri Lau, Paul Orac, June 15, 2020

Take advantage of QR codes without the need for a native app. Dmitri and Paul demonstrate how to build a QR code reader using just HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Local Authentication Using Passport in Node.js

JavaScript

By Paul Orac, April 08, 2020

Paul Orac shows how Passport, Node.js, Express, and MongoDB can be used to implement local authentication with a MongoDB back end.

Passport Authentication for Node.js Applications

JavaScript

By Paul Orac, February 05, 2018

This article shows how Passport is used to add Facebook and GitHub authentication to a Node.js application.

Building a Multiplayer TicTacToe Game with Meteor

JavaScript

By Paul Orac, August 15, 2017

Paul Orac shows you how to create a realtime, multiplayer version of tic-tac-toe using Meteor. Learn to quickly prototype full-stack JavaScript applications