🧠 Go-URL: Building a Lightweight, Scalable URL Shortener in Go Sometimes small projects end up teaching you the biggest lessons. Go-URL started as a simple weekend idea — “let’s build a basic URL shortener in Go.” But as I started designing it, I realized it was a perfect opportunity to explore system design, caching, persistence,…
The new Dyson V8 Cyclone looks underwhelming, but it aced all my cleaning tests.
Attending the 2025 Matrix conference made me think of the dual vision on encryption, dividing governments and citizens. I spoke to attendees to find out what they make of it.
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Context managers aren’t magic – they’re Python’s way of automating try/finally for guaranteed cleanup Timothy enters the library and heads to Margaret’s desk. Timothy: “Margaret, I’ve been using with statements, but I don’t understand how they work.” Margaret: “Show me.” Timothy: types class FileManager: def __enter__(self): print(“Opening resource”) return self def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):…
Amazon’s new “Help Me Decide” button offers AI-powered product picks based on your habits.
LG’s new 136-inch micro-LED display is a fine home theater option, as long as money is no object.
Nike’s latest release is a robotic running shoe that promises to boost walking speeds. Yes, really…
When I started in web development, there was no division into frontend/backend/fullstack developers. There was simply the web developer - one person doing everything. We built both frontend and backend, most often with PHP and jQuery, and it just worked. Later came frontend frameworks introducing components, like React. Then TypeScript entered the scene. And that’s when things…
