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You're Not Building Netflix: Stop Coding Like You Are

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You know what's hilarious? Fresh bootcamp grads write code that's too simple. Six months later, after discovering design patterns, they write code that requires a PhD to understand. The journey of a developer is basically: "Wait, I can use classes?" → "EVERYTHING MUST BE A FACTORY STRATEGY OBSERVER

The 3 GitHub Projects I Recommend to Every Prompt Writer

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(If you want to think better, write better, and build better with AI) Most people treat prompting like typing random, unstructured, forgettable. Professionals treat prompting like engineering, systematic, documented, and versioned. GitHub isn’t just for code anymore. Here are three GitHub project st

No OAuth Required: An MCP Client For AWS IAM

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When Anthropic published the Model Context Protocol (MCP), I immediately started experimenting with deployment options on AWS: First, I tried running MCP servers as AWS Lambda functions. A great solution in terms of simplicity and cost, but it also meant I had to manually manage session state across

Start building with Gemini 3

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Today we are introducing Gemini 3, our most intelligent model that can help bring any idea to life. Built on a foundation of state-of-the-art reasoning, Gemini 3 Pro delivers unparalleled results across every major AI benchmark compared to previous versions. It also surpasses 2.5 Pro at coding, mast

Vibe Coding a Power App the Pro way with Code Apps

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In a world of new AI tools and rebranding its hard to keep track of everything Microsoft has launched, but there is one kind of cool one that never got as much attention as I think it should and with the influx of new it probably wont. We are all talking about App Builder, and Generative Pages in Mo

Raptor Mini: GitHub Copilot’s New Code-First AI Model That Developers Shouldn’t Ignore

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AI-assisted development is evolving fast, but every once in a while, a new model shifts how we think about writing and maintaining code. Raptor Mini, GitHub Copilot’s latest preview model inside Visual Studio Code, is one of those pivotal moments. Described as a small-but-powerful, code-aware AI mod

9 Developer Productivity Tools You Wish You Knew Sooner 🔥🧑‍💻

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The‍‌‍‍‌ selection of powerful developer tools has been a key factor in increasing developer productivity, providing advanced solutions that make complicated workflows simple. The variety of tools available has grown, and therefore, finding those that can really change your work may still take you s

How I Built a Tiny Tool That Makes Responsive Design Feel Effortless

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Setting the Stage Ever wondered why the features your favorite product promises often take longer than planned? Or why it sometimes feels like engineers deliver more promises than features? Considering how disappointing it feels, experiencing both sides of that letdown has taught me how crucial it

So… what is GitHub Copilot’s "Raptor mini"and why should devs care?

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GitHub quietly slipped a new model into Copilot called “Raptor mini (Preview)”. The changelog basically said: “Raptor mini, a new experimental model, is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot to Pro, Pro+, and Free plans in Visual Studio Code… Rollout will be gradual.” …which does not tell us what it is,

TOON vs JSON: The New Format Designed for AI

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How a novel data format is saving developers 30-60% on LLM token costs If you've been working with Large Language Models, you've probably noticed something: feeding data to AI isn't free. Every JSON object you pass through an API costs tokens, and those tokens add up fast. Enter TOON (Token-Oriented

TOON vs JSON: A Modern Data Format Showdown

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Introduction The evolution of data formats tells a fascinating story about how technology adapts to meet our changing needs. From the humble .INI files that powered early configurations to the verbose but structured XML, the lightweight JSON, the human-friendly YAML, and now TOON a token-optimized

A Full-Stack Developer Is A Myth

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We've all seen the job postings. "Looking for a Full-Stack Developer proficient in React, Vue, Angular, Node.js, Python, Django, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, CI/CD, microservices architecture, and oh—can you also design in Figma? Must have 10 years

Reinventing Kubernetes in 2025: a post-mortem of my “simple” stack

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Every “simpler” DevOps tool is just Kubernetes wearing sunglasses. The dream of simplicity I remember the day I promised myself I’d never touch Kubernetes again. I’d seen things pods looping, nodes ghosting, Helm charts crying in YAML. So this time, I swore: “Just one container. That’s it.” That

How I Use AI to Build Frontend Apps: My Candid, Messy Process

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I've noticed that some of the pushback against using AI to code stems from people not knowing how to use it. I know, I know you've heard the “skill issue” joke before, and it sounds annoying, but it's kind of true. I also see a spectrum of people who are trying to accept using AI, but they don't see

How I Use AI to Build Frontend Apps: My Candid, Messy Process

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I've noticed that some of the pushback against using AI to code stems from people not knowing how to use it. I know, I know you've heard the “skill issue” joke before, and it sounds annoying, but it's kind of true. I also see a spectrum of people who are trying to accept using AI, but they don't see

Announcing AnalogJS 2.0 ⚡️

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We're excited to announce the 2.0 release of AnalogJS! This release includes many features that help developers ship websites and applications, faster, with Angular. This release marks the second major release of Analog, providing developers many new features and improvements to build with Analog.

🚀 TOON (Token-Oriented Object Notation) — The Smarter, Lighter JSON for LLMs

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When building AI and LLM-based applications, one of the biggest hidden costs often comes from something simple — the format of your data. Every {}, [], and " inside JSON counts as a token when you send it to a Large Language Model (LLM). With big payloads or complex structured data, this can burn t

How I Made an MCP Server That Saves Me an Hour per Week

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Recently, I’ve been travelling around the country to help engineers learn how to build MCP Servers and AI Agents serverlessly on Cloud Run in our Accelerate AI with Cloud Run workshops. Attendees often ask, how can I use what I learned in my use case? This blog tells the story of how I used the firs

How I Made an MCP Server That Saves Me an Hour per Week

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Recently, I’ve been travelling around the country to help engineers learn how to build MCP Servers and AI Agents serverlessly on Cloud Run in our Accelerate AI with Cloud Run workshops. Attendees often ask, how can I use what I learned in my use case? This blog tells the story of how I used the firs

5 must know open-source repositories to build cool AI apps

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Everywhere I look, teams are racing to ship AI-powered features, from solo founders building chatbots to enterprise teams automating workflows. The momentum is massive, and the big players (OpenAI, Google, and Meta) are pouring billions into new models. But here’s the truth: you don’t need their bud

Frontend to Backend: From Vite to Express❗

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Intro Hey everyone!🤗 If you're a beginner who's just started learning the backend, or maybe you already know the basics but want a deeper understanding of the logic behind servers, routing requests and all those fundamentals concepts, I truly hope this article helps you out.🥰 It's totally normal

I Tried 20+ Books on Software Architecture — Here Are My Top 7 Recommendations for Senior Developers

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Disclosure: This post includes affiliate links; I may receive compensation if you purchase products or services from the different links provided in this article. If you've been in software development for a few years, you know that writing code is only part of the job. Understanding how to design

If I Had to Learn JavaScript Again: The Real Journey From 2017 to Today

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Fresh out of high school. No plan, no direction, just a laptop and a feeling that I should probably figure out what to do with my life. Eight years later, I'm a full-stack developer working with Node, React, TypeScript, building production apps that actually matter. But here's the thing nobody tells

🚀 Introducing Agentic Postgres: The First & Free Database Built for Agents

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Agents are the New Developer 80% of Claude Code was written by AI. More than a quarter of all new code at Google was generated by AI one year ago. It’s safe to say that in the next 12 months, the majority of all new code will be written by AI. Agents don’t behave like humans. They behave in new wa

Caída de AWS en US-EAST-1: Explicación Detallada y Sencilla

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La caída de AWS (Amazon Web Services) en la región US-EAST-1, ubicada en Virginia del Norte, se refiere a una interrupción masiva ocurrida el 20 de octubre de 2025, que afectó a servicios globales de la nube de Amazon. Esta región es la más crítica de AWS porque alberga la mayor parte de su infraest