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Dev Culture

Thoughts on industry habits, work culture, and tech trends.

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Opinionated posts meant to provoke thought (or fire).

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Frontend

UI development, interactivity, and rendering techniques.

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Critical Thinking

Challenging assumptions and exploring unconventional insights.

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Architecture

Structural approaches to building scalable systems.

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Frameworks

Commentary on libraries, meta-frameworks, and tools of choice.

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architecture7 postsPopular

Structural approaches to building scalable systems.

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backend4 postsPopular

Posts focused on APIs, databases, and server-side logic.

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critical thinking8 postsPopular

Challenging assumptions and exploring unconventional insights.

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css1 post

Styling techniques, tricks, and layout strategies.

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data structures2 posts

Foundational structures and how they impact real-world code.

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dev culture19 postsPopular

Thoughts on industry habits, work culture, and tech trends.

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Reflections on what it means to build well and think clearly.

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Commentary on libraries, meta-frameworks, and tools of choice.

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