- Website
- Dev
- Followers
- —
- Following
- —
Key Highlights
Developers commonly tell themselves lies like 'This will only take a moment' or 'I'll refactor this later,' which often lead to delays and technical debt. 1 post
Standard image metadata stripping is ineffective against modern threats like polyglot files and steganography; true security requires Content Disarm and Reconstruction (CDR) to rebuild images from pixels. 3 posts
Free tools like Jeffrey's EXIF Viewer can verify image metadata removal, showing privacy risks like GPS coordinates and device info that CDR eliminates. 1 post
Main Topics (3)
Latest posts
9 Developer Tools That Will Boost Your Workflow in 2026 🔥
The year 2026 is coming very soon and we need to prepare for it properly. Our productivity depends on so much, so it's so helpful to use tools that can boost it. Especially in the new year, with the rapid development of LLM and AI in general, it's crucial to stay up-to-date with new tools. In this a
From Genin to Kage - Understanding the Test Pyramid with Naruto
It has been a long time since I last wrote an article, and in order to break this hiatus, I decided to return to the basics and revisit core concepts that are essential for QAs and developers. I will start with the Test Pyramid, using an analogy with the ninja hierarchy in Naruto to make the concept
Technical Debt Is a Myth Created By Bad Managers
Hot take incoming. Buckle up. I've spent quite some time writing about technical debt, preaching clean code practices, and advocating for sound architecture. I've told developers how to avoid it, how to pay it down, how to negotiate it with their managers. Here's the thing: I was partially wrong. No
7 Lies Developers Keep Telling Themselves (And Somehow Still Believe)
The holidays are coming 🎄 pierogi 🥟 and baking gingerbread cookies, I felt like writing a post — because honestly, how long can you stand next to the stove? 😉 The longer I work in this industry, the more I feel we’re all basically the same. We struggle with similar problems, have similar thoughts
Mean Time to Understanding 🤔: The Irreducible Human Element in the Age of Infinite Code 🤖.
This article (talk) is based on an idea I have been thinking about for a while: while everyone is talking about AI, either from a hype perspective or a doomsday perspective...where is the middle? Who is actually looking at the practicalities of AI, the gaps we have in organisations, and, above all,
I Discovered Why "Stripping Metadata" From Images is Security Theater 🎭
TL;DR: I spent 3 months researching image-based attacks after a security incident. What I found was alarming: standard "metadata stripping" does almost nothing against modern threats. The only mathematical guarantee of safety is completely destroying and rebuilding the image from scratch. Last year,
Hands-On: See Image Metadata Removal in Action
A practical verification guide using free tools to compare before and after You've heard about metadata risks and image rebuilding. But how do you prove it actually works? This guide teaches you to: Inspect image metadata using free tools See exactly what data your photos contain Verify that process
How to Test Image Rebuilding API: A Step-by-Step Guide
A beginner-friendly walkthrough for testing image security APIs on RapidAPI You've learned about image security threats like polyglot files, steganography, and metadata leaks. Now you want to test an image rebuilding solution to see if it actually works. This guide walks you through testing any imag
5 Terminal Commands That Saved Me Hours of Clicking
When I first started coding, I was terrified of the terminal. That blank black screen with the blinking green cursor? It looked like something out of The Matrix, something only "senior engineers" with grey beards knew how to use. Me? I loved my mouse. I loved my GUI. I was a professional at dragging
What was your win this week???
👋👋👋👋 Looking back on your week -- what was something you're proud of? All wins count -- big or small 🎉 Examples of 'wins' include: Getting a promotion! Starting a new project Fixing a tricky bug Going for a walk and touching some grass 🌳 Happy Friday!
Congrats to the Frontend Challenge: Halloween Edition Winners!
The wait is over! Thank you all SO MUCH for your patience, we understand this announcement was significantly delayed. With that said, we are very excited to announce the winners of Frontend Challenge: Halloween Edition. Reviewing submissions for this challenge was an absolute delight filled with sp
How to Become an AWS Community Builder
👋 Hey there, tech enthusiasts! I'm Sarvar, a Cloud Architect with a passion for transforming complex technological challenges into elegant solutions. With extensive experience spanning Cloud Operations (AWS & Azure), Data Operations, Analytics, DevOps, and Generative AI, I've had the privilege of
Is "Vibe Coding" Ruining My CS Degree?
It’s 11 PM on a Tuesday in late 2025. I have a Data Structures assignment due tomorrow. The task? Implement a Red-Black Tree from scratch in C++. My professor, bless their old-school heart, wants us to "feel the pain of pointer management." My brain, fried from three lectures today, is screaming for
🧠How to make Codex boost your mood like good old Claude Code (Getting back You're absolutely right!)🤖
Update (2025/12/24): Color section. I apologize for forgetting an important topic Update (2025/12/23): I apologize for to I apologize for section. Xxxing... section. Big update (2025/12/20): You're absolutely right! section. I got the issue! section. Ah! section. I apologize for section. Bonus secti
10 Best AI Interview Helpers for 2026
Getting a job interview is hard. Clearing it is even harder, especially in tech roles where interviews test not just your skills, but also how you explain your thinking. For a long time, interview preparation meant reading common questions or practicing answers on your own. That is no longer enough.
Are We Losing Our Manners in Software Development?
The longer I write software, the more my sense of “impressive” changes. What actually amazes me these days isn’t modern technology, but older systems — and the people who built them. Now compare that to today. The browser tab I’m using to type this text currently takes over 1 GB of memory. I’m not
TailAdmin Laravel: Laravel Admin Dashboard Built with Tailwind and Blade
TailAdmin Laravel is now available. It is a Laravel-first admin dashboard built with Tailwind CSS and Blade, designed for teams that want a clean, scalable, and production-ready dashboard foundation. If you have used TailAdmin in HTML, React, Vue, Next.js, or Angular, this release brings the same
13 Open Source Gems To Become The Ultimate Developer 🔥
TL;DR It's been less than two weeks since my last article, and I've already prepared 8 open source tools that every developer should know. Their knowledge will help in various programming situations that arise both in business and in personal projects. And, as usual, if you have an interesting pro
❄️A Five-Minute UI Feature That Became an XSS Time Bomb
Can a simple script — a trivial visual effect — put your application at risk? What’s more, small, innocent-looking pieces of code can turn into shiny, colorful time bombs. How is that possible? Let me tell you a hypothetical story. Imagine you develop a website, a shop, or a web application. You — o
Gemini 3 vs GPT-5.2: Detailed Coding Comparison
TL;DR Gemini 3 Pro has strong multimodal capabilities but produces simpler, less structured coding outputs. GPT-5.2 delivers more reliable reasoning and polished, production-ready code with minimal cleanup needed. By the end of 2025, two major AI releases had reshaped how developers build and ship s
You can now embed Cloud Run deployments directly in your DEV posts!
We're excited to announce that you can now showcase your Google AI projects with a dedicated Cloud Run embed right in your posts. For example, check out @simimwanza's app from their challenge submission: Reverse Engineering Reality with Google AI: This is perfect for showing off your apps, interact
8 Open Source Tools Every Developer Should Know 🔥
TL;DR It's been less than two weeks since my last article, and I've already prepared 8 open source tools that every developer should know. Their knowledge will help in various programming situations that arise both in business and in personal projects. And, as usual, if you have an interesting pro
Build with Google's new A2UI Spec: Agent User Interfaces with A2UI + AG-UI
TL;DR In this guide, you will learn how to build full-stack agent-to-user interface (A2UI) agents using the agent-to-agent (A2A) protocol, the AG-UI protocol, and CopilotKit. Before we jump in, I would also like to cover how A2UI & AG-UI fit together. You can read about it here For this build, we'
I've FINALLY launched my Product!!
Cardboard.js is now on Product Hunt Hi everyone, After years of working on Cardboard.js, I’ve finally launched it on Product Hunt. This project started as a way to build small, interactive web apps without writing HTML, JSX, or separate CSS files — you write everything in plain JavaScript or TypeS
I Tried Letting Antigravity Build An Agent For Me. Here’s What Actually Happened
I have used a long list of AI coding tools over the past few years, most of them built around the same pattern, as inline suggestions, chat-style prompts, and occasional refactors. When Antigravity appeared recently, powered by Gemini 3 Pro, an agent-driven IDE where background processes can read y