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Frontend interview questions you'll actually get in 2026
Frontend Interviews in 2026: Beyond the useState – It's About Systems, Not Just Components Remember those whiteboard sessions where you'd be asked to implement a simple counter with useState or explain the dependency array of useEffect? While those are founda…
Fear of AI made me create my own product
After losing my job, I encountered problems and questions that had always been there, but I hadn't paid much attention to them. But that's what defined the new me. Where should I begin my story… I am a front-end developer with eight years of experience. Since…
My First Public Project on Python
I created a Python project called "Apps Tracker"! With this program, you can monitor all the applications running on your computer using the psutil library. The program can run in the background using the winreg library. You can also see how much time you've …
How I Scrape 250,000 Shopify Stores Without Getting Blocked
Right-click any Shopify store. View Source. You'll see <script> tags from every app they've installed, a Shopify.theme object with their exact theme, and tracking pixels from every ad platform they use. None of this is hidden. I wanted to scrape all of …
Building Zero-Config LAN Discovery in Node.js (mDNS + UDP Broadcast)
I was building a small daemon that runs on multiple machines in a LAN — think a couple of dev servers, a NAS, maybe a Raspberry Pi. I wanted them to discover each other automatically. No central server, no config files listing IP addresses, no "go edit this Y…
I Built a 1-Click OAuth Flow for VS Code to Stop Copying API Keys
Hey DEV Community! If you've ever built a CLI tool or a desktop extension that interacts with social media platforms, you know the absolute nightmare of user authentication. The standard workflow usually involves begging the user to go to a developer portal, …
Building Secure Session Management in NestJS — Refresh Tokens, Device Tracking & Session Revocation(PART 1)
1. The Hook — Why "Just Use JWT" Isn't Enough If you've built auth before, you've probably done this: User logs in → you generate a JWT → you send it back → done. And it works! For a weekend project. But let me ask you a few questions: What happens if a user'…
Rendering AutoCAD DXF files in the browser — how and why I built dxf-render
A client sends you an AutoCAD drawing. "Just display it in the browser," they say. How hard can it be? I found out the hard way. After trying every open-source DXF library for JavaScript, I ended up building my own. Here's the story of dxf-render and what I l…
Why Are We Still Doing GPU Work in JavaScript? (Live WebGPU Benchmark & Demo🚀)
JavaScript has been the main language of the web for years. Its popularity probably surprised even its creator, Brendan Eich, who famously built the first version of the language in just about a week. One of the reasons JavaScript became so dominant is the sh…
Month 1 building an AI compliance SaaS — here's what happened
I've been building Annexa, a tool that helps AI companies comply with the EU AI Act, for about a month now. Figured I'd share some honest numbers and lessons since this sub appreciates transparency. The problem: The EU AI Act requires companies deploying high…
Dead Internet Theory Is Real. Why Human-Made Websites Win in 2026.
51% of all internet traffic in 2024 was not human. That's not a prediction. That's the number from Thales' 2025 Imperva Bad Bot Report. For the first time in a decade, bots outnumber people online. Not by a small margin. They are the majority. I noticed this …
Google Workspace Developer News: February 2026 Updates
Episode 28: Welcome to the Google Workspace Developer News! Find out what's new on the Google Workspace Platform. 0:00 Intro 0:12 Gmail Postmaster Tools API v2 is generally available: https://goo.gle/4qocn88 0:31 Update on guidance for using Meet conferences …