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Microsoft's Secret Weapon That You Have Never Heard Of

Everyone knows Windows. Everyone knows Office. But Microsoft has a hidden gem. GitHub. They bought it for 7.5 billion dollars in 2018. At the time, develop…

Showcasing Your Best Code with GitHub Pinned Repositories

Your GitHub profile is the first thing many people see when they want to work with you. But if you’re like me, you have dozens of old, half-baked project…

Why I Use Cloud Source Repositories Instead of GitHub

Okay, hear me out. I love GitHub. I have a paid account. But for my work projects on GCP, I started using Cloud Source Repositories. The integration is sea…

Why I Use Cloud Source Repositories Instead of GitHub

Okay, hear me out. I love GitHub. I have a paid account. But for my work projects on GCP, I started using Cloud Source Repositories. The integration is sea…

Beyond Code: Using GitHub for Writing and Collaboration

I’m a developer, but I also write. I recently started using GitHub to collaborate on a book with a friend. We use Markdown for chapters, and GitHub for v…

Stop Using GitHub Like a Dump Truck: A Plea for Clean Repos

I’ve seen it too many times: a repository named 'test123' with a commit message that just says 'stuff'. Please, stop. A GitHub profile is your modern-day…

GitHub Pages: Your Free, No-Excuse Portfolio

Git and GitHub: Version Control Basics

Every developer needs version control. Git is the system; GitHub is a hosting service. I made the mistake early on of just saving files with names like 'fi…

GitHub Sponsors: Turning Open Source into a Side Hustle

I maintain a small open-source library that I use for my own projects. It was just a hobby. Then a user opened an issue and asked if I had a GitHub Sponsor…

Building a Portfolio: Projects Over Certificates

I’ve seen people with dozens of certificates who can’t solve a real-world problem. And I’ve seen self-taught people with amazing GitHub portfolios la…

From Zero to First Star: Getting Your GitHub Project Noticed

I poured months into a side project, pushed it to GitHub, and... nothing. Zero stars. Zero forks. It was a ghost town. I realized that building the code wa…

Understanding the GitHub Flow: A Simple Workflow for Humans

When I first started with Git, the tutorials were overwhelming. Merge, rebase, cherry-pick—it felt like learning a new language. Then I discovered the Gi…

Using GitHub Issues for Personal Project Management

I’m not just a developer; I’m a project manager for my own scattered brain. I started using GitHub Issues to track bugs for my side project, but then I…

Why I Finally Switched to GitHub for Everything (Even My Grocery List)

I used to be a digital hoarder. My desktop was a graveyard of folders named 'final_v2', 'actual_final', and 'seriously_this_time'. Then, a friend who was w…

GitHub Actions: The Lazy Developer’s Best Friend

I am fundamentally lazy. I want to write code, push it, and then forget about it. GitHub Actions lets me do exactly that. It’s like having a tiny, unpaid…

Introduction to React: Components and Props

React changed the way we think about frontend development by introducing the component model. In React, everything is a component—a reusable piece of UI…

The README: Your Project’s Handshake

I’m guilty of it. You find a cool project on GitHub, open the README, and it just says 'My project'. What does it do? How do I install it? How do I use i…

The Golden Age of Open Source Software

Open source software has quietly become the backbone of the modern digital economy. From the Linux operating system that powers most servers to the countle…

Protect Your Main Branch: A Cautionary Tale

I learned this lesson the hard way. I was working on a personal project, had a great idea, and pushed directly to `main`. Everything broke. The site went d…

AWS CodePipeline: Automating Your Deployments

CodePipeline is a fully managed continuous delivery service. I set up a pipeline that automatically deploys code changes from GitHub to Elastic Beanstalk…

AI-Powered Code Generation: Copilot and Beyond

AI code assistants like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Amazon CodeWhisperer are fundamentally changing how developers write code. These tools are trained on b…

Version Control with Git: Essential Workflows for Web Developers

If you're not using version control, you're essentially flying blind. Git has become the industry standard, and mastering a few key workflows will transfor…

The Availability Heuristic: Why Rare Events Feel Common

After a plane crash receives weeks of saturation news coverage, airline ticket sales drop significantly. After a shark attack makes the front page, beach a…

Legal Jobs in Dubai: Working in the Gulf's Legal Capital

Dubai's legal market is centred predominantly on DIFC, where the English common law courts have created an environment in which international law firms can…

The American Experiment Today: What Endures, What Is Tested

The United States is, by any historical measure, an extraordinarily successful political experiment. A republic founded in 1776 with a population of around…

Groupthink: When Collective Intelligence Becomes Collective Stupidity

In 1961, a group of some of the most intelligent, educated, and experienced people in the United States government met repeatedly to plan the Bay of Pigs i…

Integrating Claude with Other Tools: Workflows That Scale

Claude's value multiplies when it's integrated into existing workflows rather than used as a standalone tool you switch to separately. Here are some integr…

AI in Marketing: How to Engage Customers Like Never Before

Marketing has always been about understanding the customer. AI allows marketers to do this at an unprecedented scale and with incredible precision. The era…

The Stack Overflow Reputation Grind: Why It’s Actually Worth It

When I first joined Stack Overflow, I was just a lurker. I’d find answers and disappear. But then I started answering questions—simple ones I knew I co…

The Future of Coding: AI Agents That Write Software

I’ve been a developer for 15 years, and the last year has been the wildest ride of my career. AI agents aren't just autocompleting my code anymore; they…

GraphQL Federation: Building a Unified API Gateway

As organizations scale, they often end up with multiple GraphQL services owned by different teams. GraphQL Federation solves the challenge of composing the…

Paatal Lok Season 2: The Gritty Crime Noir Returns

Paatal Lok was a game-changer for Indian streaming content when it premiered in 2020. The crime noir series, created by Sudip Sharma and produced by Anushk…

UPSC IAS Form Fill-Up 2026: A Complete Beginner’s Guide

The UPSC Civil Services Examination is one of the toughest exams in India. Filling the form correctly is the first real challenge. Start by visiting the of…

Microsoft's LinkedIn Is Now a Surveillance Tool and That Is Creepy

LinkedIn is where professionals network. Microsoft bought it for 26 billion dollars in 2016. Since then, LinkedIn added features. Who viewed your profile…

UPSC OTR Registration: Why It’s Mandatory in 2026

From 2025 onwards, UPSC made One-Time Registration (OTR) compulsory for all exams. Without OTR, you cannot fill the IAS form. Go to https://upsconline.nic…

UPSC OTR Registration: Why It’s Mandatory in 2026

From 2025 onwards, UPSC made One-Time Registration (OTR) compulsory for all exams. Without OTR, you cannot fill the IAS form. Go to https://upsconline.nic…

Java Career Advice: What I Wish I Knew as a Junior

If I could go back and give myself advice, I’d say: don’t just learn the syntax. Learn the ecosystem. Knowing Java is great, but knowing Spring, Maven…

Open Source Contribution: How to Get Started

One of the best ways to learn is to contribute to open source. But it’s intimidating. Where do you start? I started by fixing documentation typos. Seriou…

The Stack Overflow Backup: Why You Should Keep a Snippet Library

You know that perfect solution you found on Stack Overflow six months ago for a weird regex problem? Good luck finding it again. I learned this the hard wa…

Open Source for Beginners: How I Made My First Pull Request

Open source seemed terrifying. I thought you had to be a 10x developer to even look at a project. Then I found a project I actually used—a simple note-ta…

The Tech Stack of a Modern Startup: Tools for Success

Launching a startup today requires assembling a sophisticated technology stack that enables rapid development, efficient collaboration, and scalable growth…

I Spent $100 on GCP Credits and Built a Data Science Portfolio

I wanted to break into data science, but I didn't have any projects to show. Then I discovered that Google Cloud gives $300 in free credits to new users. I…

Cloud Build: The CI/CD System That Finally Made Sense to Me

I tried Jenkins. I tried GitLab CI. I tried GitHub Actions. They all worked, but they all felt like they required configuration YAML that was more complex…

I Spent $100 on GCP Credits and Built a Data Science Portfolio

I wanted to break into data science, but I didn't have any projects to show. Then I discovered that Google Cloud gives $300 in free credits to new users. I…

Deployment 101: Hosting Your First Website

Taking your code from localhost to the live internet is a rite of passage for web developers. The options can feel overwhelming, but start simple. For stat…

Authentication in Web Apps: JWT, Sessions, and OAuth Explained

Authentication is one of those topics that every web developer eventually needs to understand. The two traditional approaches are session-based authenticat…

Building Your Portfolio as a Web Developer

Your portfolio is often the deciding factor in job applications. It needs to do more than just list skills—it should demonstrate them. Start with a clean…

Cloud Build: The CI/CD System That Finally Made Sense to Me

I tried Jenkins. I tried GitLab CI. I tried GitHub Actions. They all worked, but they all felt like they required configuration YAML that was more complex…