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Authentication Explained: When to Use Basic, Bearer, OAuth2, JWT & SSO

Modern apps don’t just check passwords—they rely on **API tokens**, **OAuth**, and **Single Sign-On (SSO)** to know who’s knocking before they open the door...

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Organize your Slack channels by “How Often”, not “What” - Aggressively Paraphrasing Me

One dev rewired their Slack setup by **engagement frequency**—not subject. Channels got sorted into tiers like “Read Now” and “Read Hourly,” cutting through noise and saving brainpower. It riffs off the **Eisenhower Matrix**, letting priorities shift with projects, not burn people out...

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Uncommon Uses of Common Python Standard Library Functions

A fresh guide gives old Python friends a second look—turns out, tools like **itertools.groupby**, **zip**, **bisect**, and **heapq** aren’t just standard; they’re slick solutions to real problems. Think run-length encoding, matrix transposes, or fast, sorted inserts without bringing in another depen..

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Users Only Care About 20% of Your Application

Modern apps burst with features most people never touch. Users stick to their favorite 20%. The rest? Frustration, bloat, ignored edge cases. Tools like **VS Code**, **Slack**, and **Notion** nail it by staying lean at the core and letting users stack what they need. Extensions, plug-ins, integrati..

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Writing Load Balancer From Scratch In 250 Line of Code

A developer rolled out a fully working **Go load balancer** with a clean **Round Robin** setup—and hooks for dropping in smarter strategies like **Least Connection** or **IP Hash**. Backend servers live in a custom server pool. Swapping balancing logic? Just plug into the interface...

Writing Load Balancer From Scratch In 250 Line of Code
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Building a Resilient Data Platform with Write-Ahead Log at Netflix

Netflix faced challenges like data loss, system entropy, updates across partitions, and reliable retries. To address these, they built a generic Write-Ahead Log (WAL) system serving a variety of use cases like delayed queues, generic cross-region replication, and multi-partition mutations. WAL abstr..

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Privacy for subdomains: the solution

A two-container setup using **acme.sh** gets Let's Encrypt certs running on a Synology NAS—thanks, Docker. No built-in Certbot support? No problem. Cloudflare DNS API token handles auth. Scheduled tasks handle renewal...

Privacy for subdomains: the solution
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5 Free AI Courses from Hugging Face

Hugging Face just rolled out a sharp set of free AI courses. Real topics, real tools—think **AI agents, LLMs, diffusion models, deep RL**, and more. It’s hands-on from the jump, packed with frameworks like LangGraph, Diffusers, and Stable Baselines3. You don’t just read about models—you build ‘em i..

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The productivity paradox of AI coding assistants

A July 2025 METR trial dropped a twist: seasoned devs using Cursor with Claude 3.5/3.7 moved **19% slower** - while thinking they were **20% faster**. Chalk it up to AI-induced confidence inflation. Faros AI tracked over **10,000 developers**. More AI didn’t mean more done. It meant more juggling, ..

The productivity paradox of AI coding assistants
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Becoming a Research Engineer at a Big LLM Lab - 18 Months of Strategic Career Development

To land a big career role like Mistral, mix efficient **tactical** moves (like LeetCode practice) with **strategic** ups, like building a powerful portfolio and a solid network. Balance is key; aim to impress and prepare well without overlooking the power of strategy in shaping a successful career...

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