# build (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1695 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover build. Page: Feed: --- ## [Build a Focus Timer with Real Website Blocking in Python: Day 2 — The Dashboard](https://dailypythonprojects.substack.com/p/build-a-focus-timer-with-real-website-98c) _2026-08-26 · Ardit Sulce · Daily Python Projects_ Yesterday’s CLI became a real personal focus system today — web dashboard, presets, stats, streaks, mandatory breaks. ## [How to stay technical as an engineering manager](https://daily.dev/blog/stay-technical-engineering-manager/) _2026-08-26 · Kevin Nguyen · daily.dev Blog_ Protect ~5 hours weekly for reviews, reading, and timeboxed side projects to keep technical judgment without becoming a bottleneck. ## [The best GitHub repos for learning to code in 2026](https://daily.dev/blog/best-github-repos-for-learning-to-code/) _2026-08-26 · Daniela Torres · daily.dev Blog_ Pick structured, project-first repositories you can finish weekly to turn reading code into real skills. ## [Build a Focus Timer with Real Website Blocking in Python: Day 1 — The CLI](https://dailypythonprojects.substack.com/p/build-a-focus-timer-with-real-website) _2026-08-25 · Ardit Sulce · Daily Python Projects_ Focus apps ask you nicely to stop scrolling. This one makes it physically impossible for 25 minutes. ## [New Release: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness](https://macsourceports.com/game/wc2) _2026-08-25 · Tom Kidd · Mac Source Ports_ Long before the franchise became known for the MMO, the Warcraft series started out as a series of real-time strategy games. The original game was a hit, following the conventions of the… ## [Quetoo updated](https://macsourceports.com/game/quetoo) _2026-08-25 · Tom Kidd · Mac Source Ports_ The build of Quetoo has been updated to version v1.0.82 of the project ## [Plants vs. Zombies updated](https://macsourceports.com/game/pvz) _2026-08-25 · Tom Kidd · Mac Source Ports_ The build of PvZ Portable for Plants vs. Zombies has been updated to version 0.2.2 of the project ## [Hashnode vs dev.to vs Medium: where should developers blog in 2026?](https://daily.dev/blog/developers-blogging-platforms-hashnode-vs-dev-to-vs-medium/) _2026-08-25 · Kevin Nguyen · daily.dev Blog_ Compare Hashnode, dev.to, and Medium by ownership, SEO, monetization, and community to choose where developers should blog. ## [Episode 685 Explaining 2FA By Rob Cairns](https://stunningdigitalmarketing.com/episode-685-explaining-2fa-by-rob-cairns/) _2026-08-24 · Rob · Stunning Digital Marketing_ Show Highlights In this episode of The SDM Show, Rob Cairns breaks down the critical importance of Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) across all digital platforms. Rob explains how 2FA works as a vital secondary defense against phishing and credential theft, why securing your primary email account should be your top priority, and how implementing strict authentication... ## [No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way updated](https://macsourceports.com/game/nolf2) _2026-08-24 · Tom Kidd · Mac Source Ports_ The build of NOLF2 for Mac for No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way has been updated to version 0.4.1 of the project ## [A Friend Gave You $30 (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rG7M3EEQEYI0) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Sign up, deposit $5 within 30 days, and start investing with expert guidance. ## [Jazz Jackrabbit 2 updated](https://macsourceports.com/game/jazzjackrabbit2) _2026-08-24 · Tom Kidd · Mac Source Ports_ The build of Jazz² Resurrection for Jazz Jackrabbit 2 has been updated to version 3.8.0 of the project ## [Episode 684 Super-Architect With Beau Dromiack](https://stunningdigitalmarketing.com/episode-684-super-architect-with-beau-dromiack/) _2026-08-24 · Rob · Stunning Digital Marketing_ Show Highlights In this episode of The SDM Show, host Rob Cairns sits down with architect, educator, and author Beau Dromiack (The Craft Advantage, Super-Architect). Beau shares his journey from high school drafting to leading complex architectural projects and teaching graduate students at Arizona State University. Together, they dive deep into the evolving landscape of... ## [How to showcase your developer activity beyond GitHub's green squares](https://daily.dev/blog/how-to-showcase-developer-activity-beyond-github-green-squares/) _2026-08-24 · Daniela Torres · daily.dev Blog_ Showcase what you shipped: one portfolio with 3–5 case studies, short posts or talks, open-source proof, and monthly updates. ## [Where developer Twitter went: X, Bluesky, and Mastodon in 2026](https://daily.dev/blog/where-developer-twitter-went-x-bluesky-mastodon-2026/) _2026-08-24 · Alex Carter · daily.dev Blog_ How developers split activity across three networks—X for reach, Bluesky for conversation, and Mastodon for niche communities. ## [Build Token Exchange Between Three Quarkus Services](https://www.the-main-thread.com/p/quarkus-oauth-token-exchange) _2026-08-23 · Markus Eisele · The Main Thread_ Build and verify a three-service delegation chain where every Quarkus service validates its audience and exchanges the user's token before the next call. ## [Newsletter vs news feed: what's actually better for staying current?](https://daily.dev/blog/newsletter-vs-news-feed-best-for-staying-current/) _2026-08-23 · Alex Carter · daily.dev Blog_ Use both: newsletters for planned weekly catch-ups and feeds for quick daily scans—limit to 1–3 newsletters and one timeboxed feed. ## [Review: 21363-1 - The Goonies](https://rebrickable.com/blog/952/review-21363-1-the-goonies/) _2026-08-22 · Rebrickable - Blog_ Heeey you guuuuys... read this. Do I need to write an intro for the Goonies? The movie is one that defined many millennials childhood. We were all super jealous that we didn't have cool adventures like this. When my son got to an age where he could handle a bit edgier content (edgier than Bluey at least) it was the first old school movie I watched with him. ## [From 17ms to 0.04ms: How to Design the Right SQL Index](https://milanjovanovic.tech/blog/how-to-design-the-right-sql-index) _2026-08-22 · milan@milanjovanovic.tech (Milan Jovanović) · Milan's .NET Weekly_ What does a good SQL index look like? I seeded Postgres with 1 million comments and measured every indexing decision with EXPLAIN ANALYZE: a 17ms sequential… ## [The best JavaScript newsletters in 2026](https://daily.dev/blog/best-javascript-newsletters/) _2026-08-22 · Kevin Nguyen · daily.dev Blog_ Pick one broad weekly and one stack-focused newsletter to stay current in JavaScript; use a daily feed between issues. ## [Episode 683 Agency AMA With Ryan Waterbury](https://stunningdigitalmarketing.com/episode-683-agency-ama-with-ryan-waterbury/) _2026-08-21 · Rob · Stunning Digital Marketing_ Show Highlights In this special “Agency Chat” AMA edition of The SDM Show, host Rob Cairns sits down with recurring co-host Ryan Waterbury for an engaging, rapid-fire Q&A session. They cover Ryan’s journey from print broker to agency owner, the evolution of CMS platforms and web applications, practical hosting and site management strategies, and a... ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6Mw0gxav5ZnW) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [The Real Python Podcast – Episode #308: Navigating Silent Failures in AI: Strategies for Effective Oversight](https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/308/) _2026-08-21 · Real Python_ Why do AI systems silently fail? How can you set up a system that produces results while also reviewing and validating the work? This week on the show, Calvin Hendryx-Parker returns to discuss his recent talk "Orchestrate Agentic AI: Context, Checklists, and No-Miss Reviews." ## [Quiz: Introduction to Git and GitHub for Python Developers](https://realpython.com/quizzes/python-git-github-intro/) _2026-08-21 · Real Python_ Test your understanding of Git basics for Python projects, including commits, the staging area, branches, merges, and working with remote repos. ## [Flamme in Practice: Can Quarkus Topology Become a Runtime Decision?](https://www.the-main-thread.com/p/quarkus-flamme-deployment-topologies) _2026-08-21 · Markus Eisele · The Main Thread_ Move one component from local memory to NATS with configuration and then see what happens when the worker fails or the broker disappears. ## [Episode 682 Things You Forget To Backup In Your Business With Rob Cairns](https://stunningdigitalmarketing.com/episode-682-things-you-forget-to-backup-in-your-business-with-rob-cairns/) _2026-08-21 · Rob · Stunning Digital Marketing_ Show Highlights In this episode of The SDM Show, Rob Cairns looks beyond standard website security and backups to address the often-overlooked digital assets critical to running a business. From local workstation files and cloud sync misconceptions to SaaS platforms, email lists, and social media contacts, Rob explains what you need to protect and why... ## [The best company engineering blogs to follow in 2026](https://daily.dev/blog/best-company-engineering-blogs-to-follow/) _2026-08-21 · Daniela Torres · daily.dev Blog_ 15 company engineering blogs mapped to use cases—distributed systems, security, payments, data, ML, and dev tools for 2026. ## [The best system design resources in 2026 (from beginner to staff level)](https://daily.dev/blog/best-system-design-resources-beginner-to-staff-level/) _2026-08-21 · Carlos Mendoza · daily.dev Blog_ Pick one roadmap, one deep book, one interview resource, and one daily feed to level up system design from junior to staff. ## [Stealth Startup Spy #367](https://stealthstartupspy.substack.com/p/stealth-startup-spy-367) _2026-08-20 · Drake Dukes · Stealth Startup Spy_ Ex-Intel & NVIDIA GPU vet builds stealth venture, Ex-Apple & Tesla engineer builds pool-owner grid energy platform, & Ex-Meta & TikTok researcher builds open-source agent drift detector ## [Quiz: Your Guide to the CPython Source Code](https://realpython.com/quizzes/cpython-source-code-guide/) _2026-08-20 · Real Python_ Test your grasp of the CPython source code, from bytecode and memory management to frames and generators. Based on the CPython 3.8 walkthrough. ## [Why your script dies when you close the laptop](https://dailypythonprojects.substack.com/p/why-your-script-dies-when-you-close) _2026-08-20 · Ardit Sulce · Daily Python Projects_ Your script was running fine. You closed the laptop. Now it’s gone. Here is what actually happens in that moment, and the three ways to stop it. ## [What Is LLMOps?](https://dash0.com/faq/what-is-llmops) _2026-08-20 · Dash0 FAQ_ LLMOps is the practice of running apps that call language models. Prompt versioning, evals, cost and latency budgets, and the OpenTelemetry signals behind them. ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bPbDEnkYjXhK) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [New Release: No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way](https://macsourceports.com/game/nolf2) _2026-08-20 · Tom Kidd · Mac Source Ports_ I may have overused the term Cult Classic on this site, but this game goes one step further: it's one of gaming's Holy Grails. No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way is the… ## [Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory updated](https://macsourceports.com/game/wolfet) _2026-08-20 · Tom Kidd · Mac Source Ports_ The build of ET: Legacy for Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory has been updated to version 2.85.0 of the project ## [Quetoo updated](https://macsourceports.com/game/quetoo) _2026-08-20 · Tom Kidd · Mac Source Ports_ The build of Quetoo has been updated to version v1.0.79 of the project ## [Building a Single-Pane RED Dashboard for Microservices with OpenTelemetry and Semantic Conventions](https://omarghader.github.io/red-dashboard-otel-semantic-conventions/) _2026-08-20 · (untitled)_ Three months ago we had 34 microservices and 34 Grafana dashboards, each one hand-built by whoever owned that service at the time. Some had rate/error/duration panels. Some had CPU and memory but no latency. One had a pie chart of HTTP status codes that nobody had looked at in a year. When we had an incident that touched five services at 2am, the on-call engineer had to open five different… ## [The best Discord servers for developers in 2026](https://daily.dev/blog/best-discord-servers-for-developers/) _2026-08-20 · Alex Carter · daily.dev Blog_ Choose a stack-specific server, a broad dev hub, and an AI/tooling community to get faster help, build skills, and ship code. ## [How to Use Claude Code to Write and Debug Python](https://realpython.com/how-to-use-claude-code/) _2026-08-19 · Real Python_ Learn how to use Claude Code to build and debug Python projects with natural-language commands right from your terminal. ## [Quiz: How to Review AI-Generated Python Code Efficiently](https://realpython.com/quizzes/review-ai-generated-code/) _2026-08-19 · Real Python_ Test your understanding of how to review AI-generated Python code, from automated checks to the bugs that coding agents get wrong most often. ## [Quiz: How to Use Claude Code to Write and Debug Python](https://realpython.com/quizzes/how-to-use-claude-code/) _2026-08-19 · Real Python_ Test your understanding of Claude Code by working through installation, plan mode, diff review, and debugging a Python project. ## [Build a Real Estate Listings Website with Flask: Day 2 - Everyone can post listings](https://dailypythonprojects.substack.com/p/build-a-real-estate-listings-website-163) _2026-08-19 · Ardit Sulce · Daily Python Projects_ Yesterday, only the owner could publish a listing. Today, anyone can submit one, but nothing goes live until it’s approved. Here’s how that changes everything underneath. ## [AI Workflow for Freelancers: The Operating System for Better Gig Work in 2026](https://ugig.net/blog/ai-workflow-for-freelancers) _2026-08-19 · ugig blog_ A practical guide to designing an AI workflow for freelancers: sourcing, scoping, delivery, review, privacy, measurement, and client trust in 2026. ## [What Is LLM Evaluation?](https://dash0.com/faq/llm-evaluation) _2026-08-19 · Dash0 FAQ_ Learn how LLM evaluation measures output quality, catches regressions, scores production traffic, and connects evaluation results to OpenTelemetry traces. ## [How to Authorize Stateless MCP Tools with Quarkus](https://www.the-main-thread.com/p/quarkus-mcp-layered-authorization) _2026-08-19 · Markus Eisele · The Main Thread_ Build a stateless MCP server that separates protocol validation, OIDC identity, OPA tool admission, and argument-level authorization. ## [How to track releases and changelogs without losing your mind](https://daily.dev/blog/how-to-track-releases-and-changelogs-without-losing-your-mind/) _2026-08-19 · Daniela Torres · daily.dev Blog_ Centralize GitHub releases, Dependabot/Renovate PRs, and changelogs into one inbox and run a 30–60 minute weekly triage for updates and security. ## [The best developer tool directories in 2026](https://daily.dev/blog/best-developer-tool-directories/) _2026-08-19 · Carlos Mendoza · daily.dev Blog_ Compare nine top directories to find, compare, and validate developer tools using discovery feeds, reviews, and GitHub activity. ## [How the God of Israel Was Born](https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2026_08_19.php) _2026-08-19 · Metamorphing Machine_ A really interesting post about God I've found on the internet. ## [Build a Real Estate Listings Website with Flask: Day 1 - The MVP](https://dailypythonprojects.substack.com/p/build-a-real-estate-listings-website) _2026-08-18 · Ardit Sulce · Daily Python Projects_ Today we build a working website with Python where the admin can add new real estate listings. ## [Working With Python's deque](https://realpython.com/courses/working-with-pythons-deque/) _2026-08-18 · Real Python_ Learn how to use Python's deque to efficiently append and pop items from both ends, build queues and stacks, and set maxlen for bounded history. ## [Quiz: Arduino With Python: How to Get Started](https://realpython.com/quizzes/arduino-python/) _2026-08-18 · Real Python_ Check your understanding of using Arduino with Python. Practice setting up circuits, using the Firmata protocol, and controlling inputs and outputs. ## [Quiz: Working With Python's deque](https://realpython.com/quizzes/working-with-pythons-deque/) _2026-08-18 · Real Python_ Test your understanding of Python's deque. Practice fast appends and pops at both ends, building queues and stacks, and setting maxlen. ## [Review: 72423-1 - Shrek, Donkey & Puss in Boots](https://rebrickable.com/blog/960/review-72423-1-shrek-donkey-puss-in-boots/) _2026-08-18 · Rebrickable - Blog_ Some... ...body once told me this way to open a Shrek review is getting old. Speaking of old: it's been 25 years since Shrek first appeared on the big screen. Hold on, I need a pause to let some realization about 'old' set in. --- And finally the big green ogre and his friends are turned into a LEGO set.