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AI for Developers

Using AI Coding Assistants Without Shipping Their Mistakes

AI assistants write plausible code fast — including plausible bugs. A practical approach to getting the speed without lowering your standards or your security.

9 min read

Web & Performance

Why Your Web Page Is Slow (and the Metrics That Actually Matter)

Speed is not one number. A practical tour of what makes pages feel slow, the Core Web Vitals worth watching, and the highest-return fixes for real sites.

10 min read

Ship & Operate

What Actually Happens When You Deploy to Production

Deploy is a scary word until you know the steps behind it. A plain walk through building, releasing and the safety nets that let you ship without holding your breath.

9 min read

Languages & Fundamentals

Big-O Notation in Plain English (No Maths Degree Required)

Big-O is just a way to describe how slow your code gets as the data grows. A practical guide to reading it, why it matters, and the handful of classes you meet in real work.

9 min read

Tools & Workflow

Git Beyond Commit and Push: The Commands That Save You

Most developers use a fraction of Git. A practical set of commands for recovering from mistakes, understanding history, and working with more confidence.

9 min read

Languages & Fundamentals

Value vs Reference: The Bug Behind Half Your Surprises

Why changing one variable mysteriously changes another. Understanding how languages copy values versus share references explains a huge share of confusing bugs.

8 min read

Ship & Operate

Environment Variables and Secrets: Stop Committing Your Keys

Hardcoded API keys leak constantly. A clear guide to configuration through environment variables, keeping secrets out of source, and what to do if one slips.

8 min read

Web & Performance

Semantic HTML: The Accessibility Win You Get for Free

Using the right element instead of a generic container is one of the cheapest, highest-impact things you can do for accessibility, SEO and maintainability.

7 min read

Tools & Workflow

The Testing Pyramid: Where to Spend Your Test Effort

Not all tests are equal. A practical model for how many unit, integration and end-to-end tests to write, and why the shape matters for speed and confidence.

8 min read

Tools & Workflow

Writing Commit Messages Your Future Self Will Thank You For

A commit message is a note to whoever debugs this later — often you. A short guide to writing history that actually explains why the code changed.

6 min read