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I built a Chrome extension used daily for PR review — 5 decisions I'd make differently

I've been reviewing pull requests for most of my career. At some point the queue got bad enough tha…

The Productivity Stack I Actually Use as a Tech Blogger (After Testing 20+ Tools)

I run a productivity tools blog called Toollan, which means I've had a legitimate excuse to obsessiv…

Moving the source from GitHub to Codeberg

The company page of turva.dev tells a buyer they can read every line before hiring me. That promise …

My Flask Backend Was Falling Asleep Every 15 Minutes — Here's How I Fixed It Completely Free

I built a small Flask backend for one of my side projects, deployed it on Render's free tier, and fe…

Live Meeting Documentation

What Is the Best Way to Document Live Meetings? Live meeting documentation has evolved from manual …

What a React Render Actually Is

Most React developers say "the component re-renders" without a precise picture of what that means. B…

Four undocumented Steam Store API behaviors every game directory builder should know

If you're pulling game data from Steam to populate a directory, the public Steam Web API will surpri…

What I learned about typing unofficial API responses in TypeScript without a schema

The three directory sites I launched in April — Top AI Tools, Find Games Like, and Open Alternative …

How to Validate an IBAN (MOD-97 Check Digit, Explained)

You typed your IBAN, hit send, and the bank threw it straight back: invalid IBAN. The number looks e…

Accept crypto payments in Next.js (non-custodial, $0 fees)

Originally published on shieldz.cash. Most crypto payment gateways hold your customers' money and …

How to Compress PDF Files Without Losing Quality

How to Compress PDF Files Without Losing Quality Large PDF files can quickly become a problem. Whe…

Finding the Top Web Agency Kaithal for Your Business Needs

Finding the Top Web Agency Kaithal for Your Business Needs As a web developer at A&N Web Services,…