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How to Build SaaS Multi-Tenant Applications: Multi-Tenant SaaS in 200 Lines of Code
A new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) example demonstrates how to create a notes application using PostgreSQL and Gliimly. The system includes user signup, login, and logout features, along with separate user accounts and data...
Self-Host Next.js in Production
OpenNext converts Next.js build output into deployable packages for various environments, supporting AWS Lambda and Node.js servers. It aims to support all Next.js 14 features, including app and pages routers, API routes, dynamic...
GitHub launches new funding program to improve security of open source projects
GitHub is launching a $1.25 million fund to support 125 open source projects, providing $10,000 each to improve security and sustainability. The program includes financial support, security education, mentorship, and tools, with...
Unbug – Rust macros for programmatically invoking breakpoints
Unbug is a Rust crate that allows developers to programmatically invoke debugging breakpoints using helper macros. It's designed to catch errors during debugging sessions without causing panics or relying on easily missed log...
How to Make Your Website Mobile-Friendly: A Beginner’s Guide
A mobile-first approach, responsive design, optimized images, simplified navigation, and fast loading times are essential for mobile-friendly websites in 2024, along with readable fonts, accessible features, and continuous...
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How to become a Backend Developer in 2025
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Using curl-impersonate in Node.js to avoid blocks
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Are Programmers Prisoners or Architects?
Software engineering can feel confining to some, but offers creative freedom to build virtual worlds. The job involves long hours of intense focus and mental immersion, potentially leading to a sense of isolation, yet developers...
Understanding the BM25 full text search algorithm
BM25 is a popular algorithm for full text search, used in systems like Elasticsearch and SQLite. It ranks documents based on their probability of relevance to a query by considering factors like query term rarity, term frequency...
AI Coding Assistants, Starter Templates, and More: A Guide to Working Less
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Hyrumtoken: A Go package to encrypt pagination tokens
The "hyrumtoken" Go package encrypts API pagination tokens using NaCl's secretbox, preventing client reliance on token contents and enabling features like expiration and key rotation, which facilitates future API changes and...
Best Practices for API Security: JavaScript and Python Examples
API security best practices include using HTTPS, API keys, OAuth 2.0, input validation, rate limiting, data encryption, and CORS configuration to prevent attacks, unauthorized access, and data breaches while safeguarding systems...
Javascript Closures: What Are They?
JavaScript closures allow inner functions to access outer function variables, enabling data privacy and state persistence. They are created when a function is defined inside another function, with the inner function retaining...
Alphanumeric / Natural sort in MySQL - 30 years and we still can't do this?
A developer humorously describes their struggle to implement alphanumeric sorting in MySQL. Despite trying various methods like "+0", length-based sorting, and complex Unicode transformations, they couldn't find a perfect...
Android Dev Quest – A puzzle game solvable only using developer tools
Android Dev Quest challenges developers with interactive puzzles and riddles that become progressively more difficult. This game aims to improve problem-solving skills and creativity, pushing players to grow as developers through...
Why LLMs Within Software Development May Be a Dead End
LLMs present challenges for developers due to their non-decomposable nature and lack of explainability, making integration into software products difficult and raising concerns about security, privacy, ownership, and...
Numpyro: Probabilistic programming with NumPy powered by Jax
NumPyro, a lightweight probabilistic programming library built on JAX, offers automatic differentiation, JIT compilation, and Pyro primitives, enabling efficient model building and inference through MCMC, variational inference,...
Exploring Effect in TypeScript: Simplifying Async and Error Handling
Effect, a TypeScript library for functional programming, enhances code quality through improved error handling and effect management. The article demonstrates its use in creating a weather widget app, showcasing Effect's...
ZQDGR a Script Runner for Golang
ZQDGR is a Go project tool that watches files, automatically rebuilds projects, and includes a websocket server for live reloading, offering commands like "init" and "watch" to streamline development workflows.
C Compiler to SPIR-V
HCC is a C compiler that allows compiling C code to SPIR-V for the Vulkan graphics API, enabling shared code between CPU and GPU. Currently in alpha, it supports Windows and Linux, Vulkan 1.3+, and various shader types. Key...
Hoisting in JavaScript: A Tale of Misplaced Trust
In the magical land of Codeville, two JavaScript developers discover the concept of hoisting. Variable and function declarations are mysteriously moved to the top of their scope during compilation. While 'var' declarations are...
A Developer Health Check on GitHub Copilot and AI Assistants
GitHub Copilot, an AI-powered coding assistant, has gained widespread adoption among developers, with 76% using or planning to use it. While it boosts productivity and offers code suggestions, concerns remain about code quality,...
The tragedy of running an old Node project
A web developer struggled to update their personal website after nearly four years of inactivity. The site, built using Gatsby in 2020, had numerous dependencies that caused compatibility issues. The developer faced challenges...