Tools of the Trade
As I stated in a previous post, I am slowly but surely migrating from Big Tech. This journey started many years ago but built further momentum during 2025, with the Continue reading Tools of the Trade
How I built a Serverless Stack Overflow alternative with AI (SvelteKit + Cloudflare)
The Problem Stack Overflow has become a double-edged sword for the developer community. While it’s an invaluable resource for technical knowledge, it has significant issues: Toxic Environment: Beginners often face Continue reading How I built a Serverless Stack Overflow alternative with AI (SvelteKit + Cloudflare)
Building Production-Ready RAG in FastAPI with Vector Databases
From Prompting to Production-Ready RAG Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) is often presented as a prompting technique or a lightweight runtime enhancement for LLMs. While this may work for demos, it breaks Continue reading Building Production-Ready RAG in FastAPI with Vector Databases
Day 5: Choosing Our Hosting – How We’ll Run This for Under $20/month
Day 5 of 30. Today we’re talking money – specifically, how to spend as little of it as possible. Hosting costs can have a significant impact on a bootstrapped project. Continue reading Day 5: Choosing Our Hosting – How We’ll Run This for Under $20/month
Snowflake Data Cloud: A Comprehensive Guide
Use the below table of content to navigate. Table of Contents Foundation & Architecture Introduction What Makes Snowflake Different? Snowflake Architecture Core Components Data Storage in Snowflake Compute Layer: Virtual Continue reading Snowflake Data Cloud: A Comprehensive Guide
Choosing Your Path: Avenger (Front-End) vs Men in Black (Back-End)
While software engineers often find themselves performing both front-end and back-end tasks, it is common to develop a preference for one area or to possess stronger skills in either front-end Continue reading Choosing Your Path: Avenger (Front-End) vs Men in Black (Back-End)
I Built a Multi-Agent AI System That Analyzes Your GitHub Like a Technical Interview Panel
This is a submission for the DEV’s Worldwide Show and Tell Challenge Presented by Mux What I Built Ever wondered how your GitHub actually looks to hiring managers? Most devs Continue reading I Built a Multi-Agent AI System That Analyzes Your GitHub Like a Technical Interview Panel
Awakening Agency Integration
This is a submission for the New Year, New You Portfolio Challenge Presented by Google AI About Me Portfolio https://lisa-girlinghouse-portfolio-476821528932.us-west1.run.app How I Built It What I’m Most Proud Of
The Gaming Analytics Tech Stack: From Ingestion to Insights
Production-grade event pipeline architecture for processing 5 billion daily events Processing 5 billion events per day from millions of concurrent players requires an architecture designed for fault tolerance and operational Continue reading The Gaming Analytics Tech Stack: From Ingestion to Insights
Why My Kubernetes App Crashed – Debugging Guide for Beginners
https://dev.to/yash_sonawane25 Learn how to debug your first Kubernetes crash like a pro (even if you’re just starting out). You deployed your app to Kubernetes. Everything looked fine. And then—boom—it crashed. Continue reading Why My Kubernetes App Crashed – Debugging Guide for Beginners
What I learned by experimenting with Crypto Mining & Systems(Monero)
Introduction This post shares a small, self-initiated tech experiment I did to explore how CPU-based proof-of-work systems actually perform in real-world conditions. It’s not a tutorial, recommendation, or speed test Continue reading What I learned by experimenting with Crypto Mining & Systems(Monero)
From Word Engineer to Entity Architect: The True Story of How Google Changed — and How I Evolved With It
In the early days of SEO, long before we spoke about entities, semantics, or language models, I worked like a researcher. I would sit for hours in front of an Continue reading From Word Engineer to Entity Architect: The True Story of How Google Changed — and How I Evolved With It
How to Build a Secure Forgot Password Flow with OTP in Better Auth
In our previous guide, we set up Better Auth with Nodemailer to handle email verification and invites. Today, we are tackling a critical feature for any production app: The “Forgot Continue reading How to Build a Secure Forgot Password Flow with OTP in Better Auth
Did you know?
Storing data in the cloud is like keeping your valuables in a secure digital vault. Instead of worrying about physical hard drives that can fail or get lost, cloud storage Continue reading Did you know?
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As an engineer who has experienced multiple containerized deployments, I deeply understand that performance optimization in containerized environments has its unique characteristics. While containerization provides good isolation and portability, it Continue reading 🔄_Containerized_Deployment_Performance_Optimization[20260104074225]