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Web App Manifest Creating an Immersive PWA Experience
Let’s explore the Web App Manifest, a key tool for building Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). PWAs make web apps feel like native applications, supporting offline access, installation to the home screen, a...
Why I Built a Multilingual SaaS Frontend Without React, Next.js, or a Build Step
This frontend ships 40+ conversion tools in 7 languages, handles auth, Stripe payments, and trial gating — and the build command is literally echo 'Static site - no build needed'. For FastlyConvert, I...
I'm tired...
I've sent out hundreds of job applications through platforms like JobStreet, Glints, and LinkedIn, and rarely heard back. Not even a rejection email. The reason? My CV was buried under thousands of ot...
I Built a Dead Link Checker That Runs in Your CI/CD Pipeline in Under a Second
Most dead link checkers are slow. They launch headless browsers, crawl pages for 30 seconds, and time out on large sites. That's fine for a one-off audit, but useless in a CI/CD pipeline where every s...
Day 28 of #100DaysOfCode — Building a Library API
Today marks Day 28 of my #100DaysOfCode journey, and this session felt extra special. After learning the fundamentals, including Node.js, Express.js, REST APIs, middleware patterns, routing strategies...
Evaluate Division Coding Problem Solution
Evaluate Division is a graph problem disguised as algebra. You are given a list of equations like: a / b = 2.0 b / c = 3.0 Then you are asked queries like: a / c = ? c / a = ? x / x = ? Your...
🚨 Anthropic Just Killed Static Analysis: Inside the New /'Claude Code Security/'
If you’ve ever maintained a production codebase, you know the absolute nightmare that is Application Security (AppSec). When architecting a custom GitHub App—like the secure-pr-reviewer I recently bui...
How to Build a Personal AI Sandbox Without Breaking Anything
Experimentation is where progress comes from. It’s also where most accidental outages, broken workflows, and corrupted data come from, especially with AI in the loop. A personal AI sandbox solves this...
Introducing Resize.one: The Ultimate Privacy-First Bulk Image Resizer for Web Developers
Hey DEV community! 👋 Resize.one – a completely free, browser-based tool that resizes, optimizes, and processes hundreds of images at once, all without ever leaving your device. Resize.one 100% Priv...
I built an open-source alternative to carbon.now.sh
carbon.now.sh hasn't had a commit since December 2024. 35.9K stars, zero activity. If you depend on it for code screenshots, that's not great. I built Ray as a replacement. Free, open-source code scre...
I Tried to Build My Own Markdown Editor (and Reality Hit Hard)
When I started daylog back in 2024, AI wasn’t as smart as it is today. There was no “just ask the model to generate half your editor” shortcut. So I had to do most of the heavy lifting myself. And tha...
Vibe Coding in 2026: Why the Best Developers Are Becoming AI Orchestrators 🧑🎤🤖
Wait, what's /'Vibe Coding/'? 🤔 Not magic. Not cheating. Just... the new way. My First Week Trying This 🧪 What I Learned 📌 The 2026 Developer Stack 🛠️ One Hard Truth 🎯 AI is brilliant. Until it con...
AI Coding Tip 007 - Avoid Malicious Skills
Avoid the Agentic Trojan Horse TL;DR: Treat AI agent skills like dangerous executable code and read the instructions carefully. You install community skills for your AI assistant based on popularity o...
How We Built a Free Live TV Streaming Platform with Next.js and 5,000+ Channels
A technical deep dive into building Global Free TV — an aggregator serving free live TV from 100+ countries. Watching live TV online should not require a cable subscription, VPN, or shady websites. Ye...
OpenClaw Rises, Agents Get Email, Infrastructure Goes AI
Simon Willison tracks the hottest AI project trajectory—from weekend hack to OpenClaw, the story everyone's watching! HashiCorp founder Mitchell Hashimoto shares his honest AI journey: the three inevi...
How search engines “read” your hero section (and why it matters more than we think)
When we talk about hero sections, we usually think about users. Headlines. CTAs. Visuals. First impressions. But while building AllInOneTools, I realized something important: Search engines read the h...
A Developer-Friendly Way to Mask API Tokens Without Losing Context
Yooo—real talk for a second. mask-token is a tiny TypeScript utility built for one simple job: hide sensitive tokens without breaking developer ergonomics. It doesn’t try to guess what your token is o...
Building a Production-Ready Claude Streaming API with Next.js Edge Runtime
Every AI tutorial shows you OpenAI streaming. But if you're building with Claude (Anthropic), the implementation is meaningfully different. Here's how I built a production-ready streaming API for Clau...
How I Automate Repetitive Coding Tasks Without Losing Control
Automation is seductive. Once AI entered the workflow, it became easy to automate almost everything: boilerplate generation refactoring tests migrations integrations The promise is simple: less manual...
In an AI-driven workflow, the highest leverage isn’t in how much work the system does for developers. It's how well it works for developers.
How I Automate Repetitive Coding Tasks Without Losing Control Jaideep Parashar ・ Feb 5 #webdev #programming #ai #devops
I Built My Own DeepSite Alternative That Works with Kimi K2.5, Gemini, or Any Model
So I got tired of DeepSite. Don't get me wrong, it's a fun tool. Type a prompt, get a website. But every time I used it I kept running into the same problems. You can't pick the model. You can't self-...
Self-Hosted Ngrok Alternative in 200 Lines of Node.js
Self-Hosted Ngrok in 200 Lines of Node.js Problem: Need to tunnel multiple local services. Ngrok free tier = 1 tunnel. Solution: Built my own. Took 4 hours. liptunnel http 3000,8080,5000 --multi C...
The Hidden Cost of AI Tools in Software Development
AI tools in software development are marketed as pure upside. Faster coding. All of that is partially true. But what’s rarely discussed, and even more rarely measured, is the hidden cost these tools i...
Free Chess Analysis with Stockfish 17 in Your Browser — No Sign-up, Runs Locally
As a developer who plays chess in my spare time, I've always been frustrated with the limitations of free analysis tools. Chess.com locks deep analysis behind a paywall, and while Lichess is great, I...
Turbocharge Your Go Network Apps: Practical Optimization Tips
Introduction: Why Go for Network Performance? If you’re building network-heavy apps—like an e-commerce API or a real-time chat system—performance is everything. Slow responses frustrate users, and h...
The Emotional UX of AI: What Developers Miss
Most AI products are evaluated on technical metrics. Accuracy. Those matter. But they don’t explain why some AI products feel trustworthy and others feel exhausting, even when the underlying intellige...
Why Technical Correctness Is Not Enough For Developers Anymore. Because an AI system can be statistically accurate and still fail emotionally.
The Emotional UX of AI: What Developers Miss Jaideep Parashar ・ Jan 25 #webdev #devops #programming #ai
Building Products with Invisible AI: A UX Blueprint
Most AI products today are loud. They announce themselves. And in doing so, they often get in the way. The next generation of successful AI products will look very different. They will feel calm. Beca...
Reading Large Codebases: A Skill Every Backend Dev Needs
Most backend developers think their job is about writing code. Large codebases can feel overwhelming — but learning how to read them is a skill that separates good developers from great ones. Let’s br...
MdBin Levels Up: From Custom Markdown Pipeline to Streamdown
The Evolution Continues A few weeks ago, I introduced MdBin—a free utility for sharing beautifully rendered markdown. The response was incredible, and people were using it exactly how I'd hoped: sha...
Dependency Tracking Fundamentals (II)
This article delves into React's dependency tracking model, highlighting its limitations such as unnecessary re-renders and manual dependency management. It contrasts this with the Signals model, which offers an explicit dependency graph for fine-grained updates, improving performance in complex applications.
From Docker Errors to Production-Ready: Building a PHP Microservices CI/CD Pipeline
This article details the author's journey in transforming a chaotic PHP microservices project into a robust CI/CD pipeline using Docker and GitHub Actions. It covers practical challenges faced, solutions implemented, and emphasizes the importance of documentation, health checks, and infrastructure as code.
Dependency Rollercoaster: Navigating the NPM Theme Park
This article uses an engaging amusement park analogy to explain the complexities of npm dependencies, including dependencies, devDependencies, peerDependencies, and optionalDependencies. It provides practical insights into managing package.json effectively, emphasizing the importance of understanding transitive dependencies and versioning.
Building with React: Dive into JSX, Components, and Props! (React Day 2)
This article provides a comprehensive tutorial on React fundamentals, focusing on JSX, functional components, and props. It emphasizes best practices, common pitfalls, and real-world scenarios to enhance understanding and application of React in building scalable applications.