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I built a privacy-first alternative to jwt.io, regex101 and every other dev tool that phones home

The dirty secret of online dev tools Every dev tool lives on a different website. jwt.io for JWT …

File-Timestamp Feedback Loops…

Originally published at norvik.tech Introduction Explore how file-timestamp feedback lo…

SaaS Pruning: The Survival Tactic Every Founder Needs

SaaS Pruning: The Survival Tactic Every Founder Needs Tech solopreneurs know it well—the mental tol…

How Much Does It Cost to Build a Website?

If you're a small business owner, blogger, or someone just starting out online, the first question i…

How to Check if a Quebec Contractor Is Licensed (RBQ, 2026)

Planning a renovation, a new build, or any construction work in Quebec? Before you hand over a depos…

I made a template for building full-stack app from the stack I keep reusing

Over the past few years I have had to build a few different apps (having no formal CS background), u…

When ACF Pro Custom Tables Met WordPress Multisite: Building a Network-Level Learner System

Introduction While working on an eCoach project built with WordPress Multisite, I faced a database …

Your Chrome extension needs a privacy policy. Here's one in 2 minutes.

You finished the extension. The listing is written, the screenshots look great, you hit Submit for r…

Understanding Acronym Fatigue: Implications for Te…

Originally published at norvik.tech Introduction Explore the nuances of acronym fatigue…

Understanding React DOM: The Bridge Between React and the Browser

Understanding React DOM: The Bridge Between React and the Browser If you've worked with React, you…

Stop reaching for Pydantic by default: meet `validatedata`

If you write Python, you already know the drill. Someone needs to validate a dict, a request body, o…

Streaming Live Video View Counts to Browsers With Server-Sent Events

A view counter that lied to our users for sixty seconds At ViralVidVault we track viral videos acr…