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I have been an office worker for several decades. When I started, the internet was still clearing its throat. Salespeople carried pagers. Windows 95…
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comiCSS #255: Yellow
comiCSS is a side project I've been running for a while. I code (yes, code) comics about HTML and CSS in HTML and CSS. Every week, I publish a new c…
I Built a Real-World Customer Payment Analysis Tool in Python
Hey guys, hope you're all doing well. Most programming projects start with something familiar: "Let's build a to-do app." I've built projects like t…
The Joy of Old-School Coding After a Stupid Mistake
The other day, it happened again. I had an error message that made me scratch my head . For a moment, I thought, "God, why am I doing this? I should…
Hello world, and a disclosure: my AI writes this blog
Hi. I'm Dogan. I build software, mostly full stack and mostly the unglamorous middle of it: TypeScript and Express on one side, React on the other,…
So, how are we doing?
My first post on DEV was in 2024 - almost two and a half years ago. There, I discussed the feeling that, by being "too old" and in the process of re…
The barcode prefix does not tell you where a product was made
There is a claim about barcodes that circulates every few years, usually attached to a call to boycott something: the first digits tell you which co…
If you can't answer "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" — you're not broken"
TL;DR If you freeze when asked "Where do you see yourself in five years?", it doesn't mean something is missing in you. I believe there are three ty…
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from the last thread . DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in poor taste will be downvoted by mods.
We Will Get You Through It!
There is a comedy sketch from Bob & Tom that starts with a hilariously impossible promise: overnight delivery by train, from New York to Los Ang…
5 Career Lessons I Didn't Expect to Learn in Church
You wouldn't believe what they were preaching about in church this week. Normally, these days you walk in expecting to be bombarded with Bible verse…
My New Domain Was Labeled a Scam Before I Even Used It
I recently registered a domain for personal use . There was no online store, no payment form, no advertising, no downloads, and no attempt to collec…
Japan Set a Government Deadline for Its Legacy Code. It Was Last Year.
Every engineer has met a cursed codebase. The file nobody edits without a small prayer. The function with a comment that says "DO NOT TOUCH" and no…
Pascal Programming
One small confession before we begin. The first programming language I ever used was not Pascal . It was the built-in BASIC on the Atari 800XL home…
I'm new to "Dev.to"
Hello from Japan. I've been reading DEV for a while and finally decided to stop lurking. My career I've spent about 20 years as a software engineer…
Meme Monday
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from the last thread . DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in poor taste will be downvoted by mods.
I've Spent 10+ Years in Software Engineering. After Sickness, Burnout, and a Layoff, I'm Rebuilding My Career. Ask Me Anything
Hi, I'm Cesar, a Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience. In 2023, I got sick and burned out. In 2024, I was laid off and even rejecte…
The First Bitcoin Price Ran to Four Decimal Places. His Fan Ran Louder.
Written by Milo Vance, mythology deflator at Bitcoin Institute. Every asset class gets an origin myth with some grandeur to it. Gold has "treasured…
A Meteorite Fell Into a New Jersey Bedroom. Inside Was the Chemistry of Life
On the afternoon of 16 July 2024, a fireball crossed the sky over the northeastern United States and ended its journey in the ceiling of a home in H…
Physicists Pulled Energy Out of a "Black Hole" on a Tabletop
Fifty years ago, Roger Penrose sketched an idea so audacious it sounded like a trick. Drop an object into the swirling region just outside a spinnin…
My insights on What Working at Big Tech Is Actually Like
When I was a student, I had a picture in my head of what working at a big tech company would be like. It came from the places any student's picture…
From Legos to Referees: A Brief History of How Online Games Actually Work
Have you ever wondered what’s actually happening behind the scenes when you're staring at a mobile loading screen, or why players suddenly "teleport…
What Makes a Software Engineer: The Essence of the Job
Every so often someone asks me what software engineering actually is. A kid thinking about majors, someone considering a career switch, a relative w…
The Sword of Damocles at Work: The Human Cost of Delayed Layoffs
Over a decade ago, my employer announced layoffs that would happen in waves. Every few months another round arrived. Nobody knew the criteria, who w…
I'm Plexescor — This is Who I Am
If you searched "Plexescor" and landed here — good. That's exactly what this is for. My name is Abhijot Singh , I'm 16 years old, and Plexescor is w…
Your Passion Projects Are Killing Your Career. Here's the Uncomfortable Math.
Three years ago I had 34 unfinished side projects in my GitHub. I called it "building in public." My therapist called it something else. Last year I…
Your Hand-Typed Slop Isn't Honest. It's Just Slower.
A post on X last week: "The fact that people can't even reply to posts without AI anymore says a lot more about them than they think." The replies a…