ALI

ALI @trojanmocx

About: Just a regular human trying to convince Python, bugs, and my brain to work together. Currently learning how not to crash my code or my computer. Building fun stuff like hand gesture mouse controllers

Joined:
Jul 25, 2025

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articles - 16 total

10 Patterns That Unlocked 80% of LeetCode for Me

LeetCode taught me one thing: if it looks hard, it’s probably a pattern you’ve seen before…or...

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Everyone’s Suddenly Talking About AI Agents and MCP Here’s What I Learned

Every time I open DEV or X these days, someone’s talking about AI agents or something called the...

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Vibe Coding: Because Who Reads Code Anyway?

What’s Vibe Coding? It’s when you stop pretending you understand recursion at 3AM and just describe...

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Amazon SDE2 OA/Interview Sept 2025 – The Great Cutoff Conspiracy Thread

Every year, Amazon’s SDE2 OA feels less like a test and more like a group project where nobody knows...

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LeetCode Problems Are Just Life Lessons in Disguise

The deeper I go into LeetCode, the more I realize: these problems aren’t just coding puzzles. They’re...

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I’ve Solved 50 LeetCode Problems So Far – Here’s What I Learned (and What I Wish I Knew Earlier)

I recently crossed my first 50 problems on LeetCode and thought it’d be fun (and maybe useful) to...

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My Code Works… But I Don’t Know Why

Every dev has that moment. You’re debugging for 3 hours, your soul leaves your body, Stack Overflow...

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The Unspoken Rules of Being a Developer (A Survival Guide)

Being a developer is like being in a secret society where everyone pretends they know what they’re...

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How I Built an AI Tool to Read Invoices and Predict GST — Without Losing My Mind

Why I Did This to Myself Invoices are like bosses: they all look different, they all demand money,...

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When Code Starts Talking Back: A Love-Hate Story

There comes a time in every developer’s journey when the code stops being a bunch of instructions and...

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5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Using MediaPipe for Hand Gesture Recognition

1. Frame Rate Matters More Than You Think Low FPS = laggy gesture detection. Keep your camera feed at...

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MIA – The AI Assistant That Might Replace You (or Just Roast You)

Ever wanted an AI that controls your desktop with gestures, responds to your voice, gives you TTS...

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MedGuardian – The Sassiest Disease Predictor AI

“Coughed once? Congrats, you now have 17 rare diseases. Just kidding (or am I?)” What is...

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Building a Dogecoin Price Prediction Dashboard with Next.js and FastAPI

Ever wondered if you could predict the price of Dogecoin with the power of modern web tech and a...

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VibeCraft AI – Turn Your Mood Into a Moodboard

What if your emotions could generate a whole moodboard? VibeCraft AI makes that real. Type how you...

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I Tried Building a Hand Gesture Mouse Controller in Python

Why I Made This Being new to coding, I wanted to make something futuristic, fun, and slightly...

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