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Object-Oriented Programming for Web Developers: Lessons From an Old Flash Game
Web dev education skips OOP fundamentals — here's a real game codebase showing why class hierarchies and state machines matter.
fuzz: A PestPHP Plugin for Coverage-Guided Fuzz Testing.
Fuzz is a PestPHP plugin that automatically mutates test inputs to find crashes and edge cases your datasets never would.
Training AI to Paint with Code
A developer used RL to train a model that generates editable, code-based artwork — and discovered that shorter API prompts beat detailed docs.
Building a 3D AI assistant using React Native and GPT-Realtime
A deep-dive into building a GPT Realtime-powered 3D AI assistant in React Native, covering animation, audio streaming, and calendar tool-calling.
When Python is Too Slow
Boost Python performance 2–10x by writing critical code in Rust and calling it via PyO3 and maturin bindings — with a real 4.3x benchmark.
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Gea – A new JavaScript framework for old time's sake
Gea is a new JS framework that compiles to near-zero bundle size — 121 B brotli for hello-world, beating React, Vue, Svelte, and Solid.
80% of developers find AI coding more addictive than helpful
AI coding tools are fueling developer addiction and burnout — 80% feel dependent on them, and trust in AI accuracy has dropped to just 29%.
How I Built a Data Pipeline From Scratch Using Python
A practical Python ETL pipeline walkthrough covering extraction, raw storage, transformation, validation, loading, and Airflow orchestration with real code examples.
There's no reason for software to be slow anymore
LLMs make expert-level performance optimization trivially cheap, turning week-long engineering tasks into minutes of typing for any developer.
How to Build a Knowledge Graph with Python and Neo4j
Graph databases store connections as physical records, enabling fast traversal even at scale—unlike SQL's costly multi-table joins. This Python/Neo4j guide covers knowledge graph fundamentals, data modeling pitfalls, and when...
The AI Agent Engineer's Guide: 60 Patterns for Building Autonomous Systems
A capability-first field guide to 60 AI agent architectural patterns, with code, failure modes, and case studies for every pattern.
Let your coding agents set up your test coverage
Codacy's /setup-coverage skill auto-configures test coverage uploads for your CI pipeline across eleven languages and seven CI systems.
MCP vs API: How they work together and when to use each
APIs handle known operations; MCP helps AI agents discover and choose the right capabilities at runtime based on task context.
Meet the Wrap Pack: You Can Vibe Code Software, But You Can’t Vibe Code Distribution
AI makes building software trivially cheap, but distribution is still hard — and the developers winning already built audiences before launching.
Why compiling Rust to WebAssembly is slow
A quadratic LLVM bug makes Rust-to-WebAssembly debug builds up to 40x slower — a new patch cuts codegen from 31 minutes to 48 seconds.
AI Won't Replace Project Managers, But It is Reshaping How Work Gets Done
AI is automating the coordination grunt work of project management, freeing technical PMs to focus on strategy, leadership, and human judgment.
Building safe MCP servers for a PostgreSQL database
A practical guide to building safe, production-ready MCP servers on PostgreSQL — covering free-form SQL, read-only guardrails, and templated query tools.
A look at the geolocation HTML element and how it works
The new `` HTML element cuts boilerplate and fixes permission recovery headaches, but needs a JS Geolocation API fallback for now.
cnfast vs cn(): Is the 7x Speedup Real in React?
cnfast replaces cn() with byte-identical output and big microbench wins, but real React renders barely notice the difference.
Huzzah – a novel approach to coding with AI
Huzzah replaces verbose AI chat prompts with persistent pseudocode files that auto-generate real code — a declarative alternative to imperative coding agents.
PHP Docker Tips for Secure, Modernized Deployments
A practical guide to PHP Docker strategies covering base images, build arguments, multi-stage builds, and production-ready security best practices.
PyCharm for AI-assisted Django Workflows
PyCharm 2026.2 helps Django developers stay in control of AI-generated code with agent flexibility, Django 6+ support, and built-in review tools.
GitHub says commits have doubled in the last four months
A sudden traffic surge pushed GitHub past its capacity limits, causing a platform-wide outage that disrupted developers globally.