Articles by Tag #software
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The Ultimate Tech Stack for Your 2025 Projects
As the year comes to an end, I decided to list the tech stack I’ve been using to build my projects....
Don't get scammed on an interview.
A practical, experience-based guide on how to identify interview scams targeting developers and how to safely inspect unknown code using GitHub Codespaces.
Microsoft announces a revolutionary keyboard designed for vibe coding!
In a groundbreaking move that is sending shockwaves through the developer community, Microsoft has announced the release of the new TabBoard, a next-generation keyboard designed specifically for vibe coding. It features a sleek minimalist design, that consists of a single, perfectly tuned Tab key.
Clearing Up Misconceptions about Copyright
Clearing up misconceptions about copyright.
We Upgrade Software Without Question. Why Don’t We Upgrade Ourselves?
I don’t code. But I spend my days around people who do — the late-night builders, the tab-vs-space...
Stop Waiting for Permission: Create Your Own Way in Software
If you’ve been searching for a software job lately, you’ve probably seen it: “Entry-level position:...
The slow death of epiphanies and utilitarian programming
Utilitarian coding is defined as follows: The code you write should be directly useful or serve the...
So what is Open Source Software in a Source Available Software world?
Open Source Software(OSS) has gone through a lot of battles over the years. The recent two of 'em has...
Auto-Discovering Console Commands in Power Modules
A couple of days ago, I was working on a PHP project that uses the Power Modules framework and...
Resurgence of Software Design in 2025?
Thoughts on increasing software maintainability in terms of 'space'
Top 5 Open-Source Projects for Developers
If you’re a developer looking to improve your productivity, check out some outstanding open-source...
I Started Saying "No" to Feature Requests — My Product Got Better Overnight
Early on, I'd get a feature request and immediately open VS Code Cursor. It felt productive. It felt...
Why January 1, 1970 Is the Most Important Date in programming (And You've Probably Never Heard of It)
Discover why January 1, 1970 is the most important date in computing. Learn how Unix Epoch time works, and why your devices count seconds from 1970
Inspiring amateurism, or a couple of success lessons from random podcast episodes
Some thoughts of mine on why you shouldn't pursue perfection in everything and rather choose focusing on something.
The Tool I Finally Built to Escape My Terminal Chaos
There was a stretch of days where my terminal tabs felt like they were slowly multiplying behind my...
An Object Composition System for Reactive Worlds: BOCS
BOCS: A Behaviour-based Game Architecture for Narrative Worlds I started building my...
Code Review Best Practices: When (and When Not) to Use "Request Changes"
A code review is meant to help teams write better code together. But when reviewers misuse the...
Architecting at Scale: The CQRS-Powered Domain Core with React.
The Lagos Traffic Problem (aka Your Codebase). You're stuck in Lagos traffic at 6 PM on a Friday....
The Secret Life of Python: The String Intern Pool - When Two Strings Are One Object
Timothy was debugging a performance bottleneck when he noticed something strange in his profiler...
The Secret Life of Python: The Integer Cache - Why Small Numbers Share Identity
Timothy was debugging a puzzling issue when he called Margaret over. "Look at this," he said,...
The Secret Life of Python: Metaclass Secrets - Classes That Create Classes
Timothy was studying Django's ORM when something made him pause. "Margaret, how does Django's...
The Reality of "Autonomous" Multi-Agent Development
What we learned when 5 "independent" AI agents needed constant human orchestration Part 2 of the...
The Night I Discovered I'd Built Something Revolutionary (And Didn't Know It)
"Oh Saint Cats. What Have I Done?" 🤯 It was 11:47 PM on a Tuesday. I was writing...
My Journey to Appreciating Java in 2025
I always dreaded Java. I started my journey with JavaScript and was using it for backend with...
Value Objects in PHP 8: Let's introduce a functional approach
NOTE: If you're new to Value Objects, I recommend starting with the first article to understand the...
Why --legacy-peer-deps is Better than --force in npm
When managing dependencies in a Node.js project, you might encounter scenarios where installing...
The Basics of Software Testing
Today, we'll explore one of the most annoying things for a Software Engineer. It's Software...
The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Right License for Your Software Project: From MIT to GPL Explained
Key Takeaways MIT License – Highly permissive, simple, ideal for libraries, frameworks,...
Behaviour-based Object Composition in Simulations
Since my first post on dev.to last week, I've had time to take a deeper look at how BOCS could work...
Refining PDFs after 104 deep developer conversations
Over the past 14 months, we’ve had 100+ in-depth conversations with developers and product teams...