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    How to make websocket requests from CLI

    We normally use cURL requests to easily encapsulate and share HTTP requests with teammates. To perform websocket requests from the CLI, we can make use of websocat, a CLI client for performing websocket requests. Creating a websocket subscription and sending payload Command line result Result of the command would look something like this: The full…


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    Despite the pandemic having ravaged the Philippine economy, I found a group of ragtag band of geeks fighting against Covid-19. Little did I know, the next three months would be the start of one of the most inspiring, amazing, and thrilling adventure of my late 20s as a senior-level software engineer. This is the story…