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While building AllInOneTools , I added a “Most Popular Tools” section on the homepage. At first, the goal was simple: Help users start quickly. But la…
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Most Developers Use URLs Daily — But Few Can Explain
Ever looked at a URL and thought… “What the heck are all these slashes, dots, and question marks doing here?” You’re not alone. Most developers use UR…
Your AWS Credentials Are Still on GitHub Even After You Delete Them
I thought deleting the file was enough. I was wrong. Here's what actually happens. Originally published on Medium — follow me there for more The Mista…
How Enterprise AI Platforms Get Hacked: Lessons from the McKinsey Lilli Breach
Enterprise AI platforms fail in predictable ways — and the McKinsey Lilli breach in February 2026 is the clearest case study yet of how a system deplo…
I built a zero-dependency validation library for every Indian developer
Indian developer building a form has hit the same wall. You need to validate a PAN number. Or an Aadhaar. Or a GSTIN. Or an IFSC code. So you Google i…
Most of this project was built by collaborating with Claude as a coding agent.
Building an AI Audio Dubbing Web App Using Claude as a Coding Agent Recently I built a small AI project that automatically generates dubbed audio from…
Building an Interactive 3D Magnetic Input Field with GSAP & Tailwind CSS
Most input fields are static, flat, and honestly... a bit boring. But what if your search bar or newsletter signup actually reacted to the user's mous…
Valentine's Day and Senior Loneliness: An Evidence-Based Technical Deep Dive into Social Isolation Detection and Intervention
Tags: health , caregiving , data , community Social isolation in elderly adults is not a soft problem. It's a measurable, quantifiable health risk wit…
I built a cloud download manager in 30 days as a student - here's what I learned
A few weeks ago I was using Offcloud to download torrents to my Google drive. Then they cancelled all lifetime memberships overnight. No warning, no r…
How We Added 15+ Cultural Name Origins to a Baby Name Generator (With SEO Results)
When we launched BabyNamePick a few weeks ago, it had names from about 8 cultural origins. Users kept asking: "Do you have Italian names?" "What about…
The Value of Value Objects
For years I’ve struggled with how to handle very simple validation scenarios. Most systems have identifiers with basic constraints — fixed length, all…
What If Online Discussions Were Structured Around Claims Instead of Posts?
Over the last few years I’ve been thinking a lot about a simple question: Why do so many online discussions fail to produce clarity? Most platforms st…
# How I Built an AI That Controls Cloudflare WAF via Plain English
I've managed Cloudflare across multiple enterprise accounts for the past two years. I know the dashboard intimately — probably better than I'd like to…
Next.js Metadata API: Complete SEO Setup Guide
Modern SSR apps live or die by metadata quality. If search engines and AI crawlers cannot parse titles, canonicals, and schema, rankings stall and sni…
Stop Slouching! Build a TinyML Posture Guardian with ESP32 and TensorFlow Lite 🚀
As developers, we are world-class athletes... of sitting. We spend 8 to 12 hours a day hunched over our mechanical keyboards, chasing bugs until our s…
I automated my entire freelance admin with free tools I built myself
I got tired of paying for five different SaaS tools to run my freelance business. So I built my own — and made them all free. Here's the stack I use n…
Tokis: A Performance-First, Token-Native UI Library for Building Modern Design Systems
Tokis: An experiment in building a token-first UI library Over the past few months I’ve been experimenting with a side project called Tokis . It didn’…
Vibe Coding Gets You 70% There. Here's What Happens to the Other 30%.
I'll admit it. When vibe coding took off, I was completely seduced. You describe what you want, the AI builds it, you test it, prompt again, and watch…
Why AI agents forget everything (and how we fixed it)
If you've built an AI agent or assistant, you've hit this wall: the moment the session ends, it forgets everything. The user comes back the next day. …
I Built a Full-Stack Developer Platform From My Android Phone (No Laptop, No Excuses)
My entire development setup is my phone. No laptop. No desktop. No "I'll do it when I get home." Just a smartphone, Termux, and a GitHub web editor. I…
Why You Should Stop Just Posting on Dev.to (and Where to Go Instead)
The Developer’s Dilemma You’ve just spent three days debugging a complex Rails 8 migration or finally perfected your Arch Linux dotfiles. You want to …
5 Things AI Can't Do, Even in Redux Toolkit
This report examines important technical and conceptual challenges AI-assisted tools can encounter when using Redux Toolkit or RTK. Beyond convenience…
Day 41 of #100DaysOfCode — TypeScript on the Backend (Node.js + Express)
JavaScript was originally built for browsers (frontend). But with Node.js and Express.js , you can run JavaScript on the server (backend) too. TypeScr…
Open Graph Tags: Make Your Links Look Good When Shared
You spent hours building your project. You share it on Twitter. And the preview looks like... nothing. Just a plain URL. Meanwhile, that random blog p…
QR Codes for Developers: Beyond the Basics
QR codes are everywhere. Restaurant menus, event tickets, payment systems, WiFi sharing. But as developers, we often overlook how useful they can be i…
Privacy Policy for Your Side Project: A Developer's No-BS Guide
You built a cool side project. Deployed it. Shared it on Twitter. Then someone asks: "Where's your privacy policy?" Panic. Let me help you fix that. D…
I Made a Self-Assessment Penalty Calculator Because HMRC Won't Tell You What You Owe
If you missed the 31 January self-assessment deadline — and 860,000 UK taxpayers did — working out your actual penalty is surprisingly difficult. HMRC…
Stop Accepting Net-30: How to Negotiate Payment Terms as a UK Freelance Developer
The first time a client said "we pay on net-60 terms," I just... accepted it. Two months of waiting for money I'd already earned. Never again. After 1…
First Party Analytics Strategies for Page Builders: Preparing for a Cookieless 2025
export function trackEvent(event: AnalyticsEvent) { // Send to your first party endpoint fetch('/api/analytics/collect' , { method: 'POST' , headers: …
WebMCP and WebAI: Exploring native AI tools in Chrome
Heeey everyone! Are you all right? everything in peace? Everything calm? I hope you are well! It's been a while since I've posted anything here, but I…