Don't call yourself a senior until you've worked on a legacy project
Everybody hates working on legacy projects, me as well. Working on one, however, helped me get a deeper understanding of the dev process.
Introducing Pi-hole v6 – Pi-hole
Moving on from 18F. — ethanmarcotte.com
I had a wonderful job, until I didn’t. This is about what happened—and what is happening.
Add Team Fortress 2 SDK · ValveSoftware/source-sdk-2013@0759e2e
The 2013 edition of the Source SDK. Contribute to ValveSoftware/source-sdk-2013 development by creating an account on GitHub.
Scripton Python IDE
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Proxies are vital for load balancing and security, but they obscure the actual client IP, scheme, and domain, causing broken links, inaccurate logging, and other headaches. In this post, we’ll look at how ASP.NET Core’s Forwarded Headers Middleware restores th…
The Generative AI Con
It's been just over two years and two months since ChatGPT launched, and in that time we've seen Large Language Models (LLMs) blossom from a novel concept into one of the most craven cons of the 21st century — a cynical bubble inflated by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman…
I'm glad AI didn't exist when I learned to code
I'm glad AI didn't exist when I learned to code
C#, Tests, Playwright, and CHAOS!
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Understanding and Handling Exceptions in .NET
Learn about different types of exceptions in .NET and how to handle them effectively to build robust and reliable applications.
My Washing Machine Refreshed My Thinking on Software Effort Estimation — Cosive
I recently had a saga with a washing machine that reminded me why one of the most feared and hated tasks for software developers starts with the question: “So how long will it take you to build that?”
ABP Community Talks 2025.2: Real World Problems and Solutions with AI
Hi all, we have a new episode of ABP Community Talks on February 27th, 2025 at 17:00 UTC. Decision Tree will join us and we'll be exploring how AI is being leveraged to solve real-world problems and showcasing a practical use case of AI applications.
How to Protect Your API Resources
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The State of Terraform: Keeping Your Cloud Empire in Check - Chris Woody Woodruff
Managing infrastructure can feel like herding cats—if you don’t keep track of what’s going on, chaos ensues. That’s where Terraform state comes in. It’s like the master ledger for your cloud empire, tracking every resource Terraform manages so you don’t lose y…
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.NET Aspire is Changing and You Will Be Using It
Get our two C# courses for free on Dometrain: https://dometrain.com/bundle/from-zero-to-hero-csharp/ Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: https://nickchapsas.com Become a Patreon and get special perks: https://www.patreon.com/nickchapsas Hello, everybody. I'm …
The Ultimate List of DRM-free Bookshops
A regularly updated list of online shops that sell DRM-free ebooks, digital comics, magazines, and RPGs. Helping hundreds of readers a month discover over 400 DRM-free bookshops.
A new interpreter in Python 3.14 delivers a free speed boost
The new interpreter will run Python programs as much as 30% faster, with no changes to existing code required. A beta of Python 3.14 is due in May.
How to create a multi-server discord economy bot | Lazar's Blog
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Extracting structured data from PDFs using Gemini 2.0 and Genkit
Learn how to use Gemini 2.0 and Genkit for Node.js to efficiently extract structured data from PDFs
Is ChatGPT autocomplete bad UX/UI?
The new ChatGPT suggestions make me want to scream. Am I weird?
Why LLMs Don't Ask For Calculators?
Notes From the Desk: No. 37 - 2025.02.15
On a great discussion
This isn’t for every problem, it doesn’t happen every day, and it isn’t achievable with just any group of people. But sometimes, under exactly the right circ...
Slopware
I've started to create slopware. It's software that only I use made using ai.
P007_Most_Handsome_Man | Make w/ Max
I used tech to give myself imaginary clout.
Breaking into dozens of apartment buildings in five minutes on my phone – Eric Daigle
What a place to use default credentials
How I Stole Your ChatGPT API Keys
Security fundamentals for the front-end
New Monarchy: A Rethinking of the Values of Democracy
New Monarchy is based on a union of districts, each governed by a monarchy. Monarchies are constrained by a constitution to guarantee citizen rights, including the right to depose unjust or unfit rulers, while districts are sworn to protect each other's consti…
Making the Web More Readable With Stylus
Stylus is an open-source browser extension for managing and applying “user styles”—custom snippets of CSS—to websites. It allows you to tweak sites you visit to tailor them to your preferences. In this post I list the ways I use Stylus to make my browsing expe…
Musings on Module Registration (And Why It Could Be Better in Rails)
Having the same architecture problems over and over does give you perspective. We all love making fun of the enterprise FizzBuzz but there are cases where those Factories, Adapters and Facades are genuinely very useful, and so is dependency injection. Since I …
How to Use an LLM Without Selling Your Soul
A guide for busy writers.
Choosing a browser — Eli Grey
Choosing the right browser is crucial for your security, privacy, and overall experience on the web. This is especially important now that Chrome is dropping support for the popular uBlock Origin adblocker browser extension.
Richard Towers | Representing graphs in Postgresql
Some tricks and techniques for working with graph or tree like data in Postgresql
It's... complicated. - Ben A. Wise
I've hurled abusive epithets and accused them of insidiously gaslighting me. Called them mendacious, cruel, and predatory. Indulged in the kind of malicious (but delicious) schadenfreude you get only with someone you know will not only take your most vicious p…
How Not to Implement a Dht
What is a DHT? A DHT is a type of database that scales to 10s of millions of nodes. In a DHT the users also contribute to the storage of the data. DHT is an acronym for Distributed Hash Table. Distributed refers to the fact that DHTs involve many independent n…
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February 11, 2025