Thoughts on software development, technology, and the art of building great products. Articles about React, Node.js, DevOps, and modern web development.
Coding agents now read your repository's instructions before they touch your code. Here is how to turn AGENTS.md from prompt sludge into the operating manual that makes agents genuinely useful.
What one million tokens of context, DeepSeek's prefix caching, and a sub-cent per run price actually mean when you build an AI coding agent. A practical field note, not a benchmark.
Moonshot AI released a 2.8-trillion-parameter model with a 1.56 TB checkpoint. Here is what Kimi K3 changes—and what open weights still do not solve.
Entry-level engineering postings are down 20-35% globally while AI/ML roles are up 163%. The data shows this was never about fewer jobs — it was about which tasks still need a human. Here is what actually changed and how to stay on the right side of it.
Why 75% of resumes get auto-rejected by bots - and the format, keywords, and bullet rewrites that get yours to a human at Google, Stripe, or the companies you want to work for
The real architecture behind scaling an AI chat application — WebSockets, streaming, LLM cost control, caching strategies, and the three production incidents that taught me more than any system design interview ever did.
A guide to the questions that separate senior SWE candidates from mid-level, including a deep dive into HyperLogLog for counting unique users at scale, 15+ real interview questions, and the mistakes that silently disqualify you
The 12 patterns interviewers actually ask about - load balancing, caching, message queues, sharding, consistent hashing, CQRS, event sourcing - with back-of-envelope math, concrete numbers, and the C4 diagram language
Why STAR+R (Situation, Task, Action, Result, Reflection) beats STAR every time — and the 5 key stories every senior engineer needs ready before their first loop
Why 30% of new hires fail in their first 90 days - and the week-by-week playbook that turned me from 'new joiner' to 'the person they can't live without' at three different companies
A production-grade walkthrough of the Model Context Protocol, the SDK almost nobody is using right, and why every full-stack dev will build at least one MCP server before 2027.
AI coding agents are moving from autocomplete into tool-calling workflows. Here is what I learned about MCP, prompt injection, credentials, and how to secure agentic development.
A detailed analysis of how mass tech layoffs ripple through housing markets, consumer spending, startup ecosystems, and the broader economy — and what it means for your career as a developer.
How I switched from macOS to Arch Linux using Omarchy and dramatically improved my development productivity. Real configs, benchmarks, and honest insights from 6 months of daily use.
A comprehensive case study of migrating a 50TB PostgreSQL database to support 10x user growth with zero downtime, improved performance, and 40% cost reduction.
How Bloom Filters power Google, Netflix, and Instagram with 99.9% accuracy while using almost zero memory - and the shocking reason they can lie to you
After 5 years as a developer, AI coding assistants did something unexpected - they made me realize I was actually good at my job. Here is the uncomfortable truth about impostor syndrome and why AI might be the cure we never saw coming.
Discover why I migrated from Nginx Proxy Manager to SWAG by LinuxServer.io, the challenges faced, and the transformative benefits that made this switch a game-changer for my self-hosted infrastructure.
Discover practical strategies for integrating AI coding assistants into your development process to boost productivity, improve code quality, and accelerate learning while avoiding common pitfalls.
Discover how Astro 5.9 introduces experimental Content Security Policy support, making it easier than ever to secure your websites against XSS attacks while maintaining framework flexibility.
A comprehensive deep-dive into migrating a legacy portfolio site to modern Astro 4.x, covering architectural decisions, performance optimizations, and lessons learned from a decade of web development.
Embark on a tech adventure like no other with "Building a Hare-raisingly Good Queue-based Messaging System"! Join Piyush Mehta, Tech Consultant at BDO Canada LLP, as he crafts a messaging marvel using NestJS, TypeScript, Azure, and RabbitMQ
Creating a ChatGPT-like bot using Azure Bot SDK and Typescript can provide many benefits for your business
Ever wanted to make your own blog? Do it now!
What exactly is hacktoberfest❓
JavaScript Event Loop is one of the most fundamental concepts that every developer must aspire to understand. It is also one of the most frequently asked interview questions.
"Ever heard the word Micro-Frontend and wondered what the hell is that? Today youll know all about it!"
How to Monitor any website uptime using GitHub Actions for free
How is it that I stop feeling that I’m not good enough? How to stop feeling inferior or inferiority complex? Do you feel like a loser? How to feel confident and not get intimidated by others?
All about Kubernetes and Docker for a normal Man.
How we are maintaining ProtoBuf (Protocol Buffers) at Nuclei!
Why http(s) is not secure?