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When AWS turns a simple ‘Hello World’ app into a full-blown architecture diagram
AWS Cloud

When AWS turns a simple ‘Hello World’ app into a full-blown architecture diagram

AWS Cloud
Bakery for One Cookie
When your “HTML/CSS project” turns out to be 98.9 % JavaScript
Frontend WebDev

When your “HTML/CSS project” turns out to be 98.9 % JavaScript

Javascript Frontend
Cake With Too Much Icing
When a Simple Website Gets Smothered in Excessive JavaScript Sauce
Frontend WebDev DeveloperExperience DX

When a Simple Website Gets Smothered in Excessive JavaScript Sauce

Javascript DeveloperHumor
Drowning the Dish
Cursed Connectors #187 presents the utterly impossible Dual USB-C plug
Hardware IndustryTrends Hype

Cursed Connectors #187 presents the utterly impossible Dual USB-C plug

Hardware TechHumor
The Impossible Cable
Legacy zebra meets QR-coded upgrade in a tongue-in-cheek evolution joke
Modernization IndustryTrends Hype

Legacy zebra meets QR-coded upgrade in a tongue-in-cheek evolution joke

TechCulture LegacyVsModern
Cool New Stripes
Over-engineering epiphany: discovering the simple fix after hours of complex code
CodeQuality Refactoring DeveloperProductivity

Over-engineering epiphany: discovering the simple fix after hours of complex code

DeveloperHumor OverEngineering
Kubernetes and the Dark Arts of Orchestration
Containerization DevOps SRE Infrastructure

Kubernetes and the Dark Arts of Orchestration

Kubernetes ContainerOrchestration
It’s Like Magic
AI Overkill: Using a Neural Network for Simple Math
AI ML IndustryTrends Hype DesignPatterns Architecture

AI Overkill: Using a Neural Network for Simple Math

AI MachineLearning
Huge Paddle, Small Ball
When “hard worker” means making every single task unnecessarily difficult
Interviews Career HR

When “hard worker” means making every single task unnecessarily difficult

Interview DeveloperHumor
Doing It the Hard Way
Reinventing the Wheel? Nobody Cares
CodeQuality DeveloperExperience DX TechDebt

Reinventing the Wheel? Nobody Cares

NotInventedHereSyndrome ReinventingTheWheel
See? Nobody Cares
Thankful I Never Went Down the CQRS Rabbit-Hole Architecture Path
DesignPatterns Architecture Backend

Thankful I Never Went Down the CQRS Rabbit-Hole Architecture Path

DeveloperHumor DesignPattern
Glad I Kept It Simple
Minimalism Perfected: Arch Linux on a Flip Phone
EmbeddedSystems OperatingSystems Hardware

Minimalism Perfected: Arch Linux on a Flip Phone

Linux EmbeddedLinux
Tiny Phone, Big Linux
The Unrealistic Expectations of a 'Full-Stack' Developer
Career HR IndustryTrends Hype DevCommunities

The Unrealistic Expectations of a 'Full-Stack' Developer

FullStackDevelopment CareerExpectations
One Person, Too Many Jobs
Solving C++ Memory Management with Blockchain-Powered Smart Pointers
Blockchain Languages IndustryTrends Hype

Solving C++ Memory Management with Blockchain-Powered Smart Pointers

Cpp BlockchainHype
Sledgehammer to Kill a Fly
The Bloat of a 'Blank Project': 1991 vs. 2021
TechHistory Frameworks BuildSystems CICD

The Bloat of a 'Blank Project': 1991 vs. 2021

IDEsAndTextEditors DeveloperHumor
When Blank Isn’t Blank
The Electron Framework's Unbeatable Trade Offer
Performance Frameworks Frontend

The Electron Framework's Unbeatable Trade Offer

ElectronApps PerformanceIssues
Not a Fair Trade
Naming Children Like Java Classes
DesignPatterns Architecture Languages CodeQuality

Naming Children Like Java Classes

Java ObjectOrientedProgramming
Too Many Fancy Labels
The Definitive 2-Hour Masterclass on Creating a Folder
Learning DevCommunities Microsoft

The Definitive 2-Hour Masterclass on Creating a Folder

Windows DeveloperHumor
Huge Talk, Tiny Task
The Perilous Art of Refactoring a Stable Application
Refactoring LegacySystems Production

The Perilous Art of Refactoring a Stable Application

DeveloperHumor RefactoringNeeded
Don’t Poke the Tiger
C++ Committee's 'Fixes' that Just Add Complexity
Languages Bugs CodeQuality

C++ Committee's 'Fixes' that Just Add Complexity

Cpp LanguageComplexity
Kitchen Sink Chaos
When language-tool fit goes full clown mode in dev conversations
Languages OperatingSystems

When language-tool fit goes full clown mode in dev conversations

DeveloperHumor CodingHumor
Two Clowns, Wrong Tools
The Developer's Dilemma: Content vs. Complete Overhaul
DeveloperProductivity ProjectManagement DevCommunities

The Developer's Dilemma: Content vs. Complete Overhaul

DeveloperHumor Blogs
Cleaning Instead of Homework
Game devs rely on loops, web devs build state frameworks for sign-ups
GameDev Frontend Frameworks

Game devs rely on loops, web devs build state frameworks for sign-ups

GameDevelopment DeveloperHumor
Hammers vs Power Tools
The Seductive Trap of Premature Optimization
Performance CodeQuality TechDebt

The Seductive Trap of Premature Optimization

PerformanceOptimization PerformanceTradeoffs
Dessert Before Dinner
Unearthing the Ancient Tome of C++ Standards
Languages TechHistory CS Fundamentals

Unearthing the Ancient Tome of C++ Standards

Cpp CodingHumor
Enormous Rule Book
Dora the Abstraction Explorer
Virtualization Containerization DevOps SRE

Dora the Abstraction Explorer

Containerization Docker
The Ridiculous Rube Goldberg of Hello
Client Requirements vs. Codebase Reality
Stakeholders Clients DesignPatterns Architecture ProjectManagement

Client Requirements vs. Codebase Reality

SpaghettiCode CodeComplexity
Simple Ask, Tangled Mess
Onboarding to the 'simple' new build system
BuildSystems CICD DeveloperExperience DX LegacySystems

Onboarding to the 'simple' new build system

BuildSystems BuildProcess
Trickier Than It Seems
The junior dev's guide to unreadable Python
CodeQuality Languages FunctionalProgramming

The junior dev's guide to unreadable Python

Python CodeReadability
One Big Sentence
Architectural Vision vs. The Delivered Feature
DesignPatterns Architecture TechDebt ProjectManagement

Architectural Vision vs. The Delivered Feature

DeveloperExpectationsVsReality CodeQuality
Dreams vs Duct Tape