How to Optimize React
React makes it easy to build UIs, but building fast React apps is a different skill altogether. We just posted a hands-on, real-world React Performance...
Beau Carnes - freecodecamp
Development
Real-Time Systems for Web Developers: From Theory to a Live Go + React App
Many developers think that “real-time” is about Websockets, Live data, or instant refreshes on web application dashboards. And although these concepts are...
Emmanuel Etukudo - freecodecamp
UX
UX in board game design
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Post‑COVID user research needs a revised safeguarding plan
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Same, but new: UX Research in the age of LLMs
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If your confidence is at an all-time low in design, try this
How writing can help tackle self-confidence issues in designContinue reading on UX Collective »
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Why you can’t fix your iPhone, and how the entire tech industry learned to profit from it
What General Motors figured out in 1924, Apple perfected it with your smartphoneContinue reading on UX Collective »
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UI
Figma Make prompts, with real examples
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Design
Penpot Is Experimenting With MCP Servers For AI-Powered Design Workflows
[Penpot](https://penpot.app/?utm_source=SmashingMagazine&utm_medium=Article&utm_campaign=MCPserver) is experimenting with MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers, which could lead to...
Daniel Schwarz - smashingmagazine
Productivity
How to Not Be Overwhelmed by AI – A Developer’s Guide to Using AI Tools Effectively
If you’re a developer, you’ll likely want to use AI to boost your productivity and help you save time on menial, repetitive tasks. And nearly every recruiter...
Atuoha Anthony - freecodecamp
Mobile
How to Build an AI-Powered Flutter App with Google Antigravity: A Hands-On Tutorial
As a Flutter developer who’s building a cloud-based ecosystem for digital media lifecycle management, I’m constantly looking for ways to speed up the...
Anna Muzykina - freecodecamp
Other
First developer job at age 38 with lawyer turned software engineer Zubin Pratap [Podcast #203]
Today Quincy Larson interviews Zubin Pratap, a software engineer and manager from Melbourne, Australia. After nearly two decades working as a corporate...
Beau Carnes - freecodecamp
How to Build and Deploy an AI Agent with LangChain, FastAPI, and Sevalla
Artificial intelligence is changing how we build software. Just a few years ago, writing code that could talk, decide, or use external data felt hard. Today,...
Manish Shivanandhan - freecodecamp
Qwen3 vs GPT-5.2 vs Gemini 3 Pro: Which Should You Use and When?
A few years back, choosing an AI model was simple. You pick the most capable one you can afford and move on. But today, that approach no longer works. Today,...
Oyedele Tioluwani - freecodecamp
How to Build Your First Shopify App: A Beginner’s Guide
Shopify powers more than a million online stores around the world. Many store features you see every day, such as discounts, bundles, and order fulfillment...
Manish Shivanandhan - freecodecamp
How Neural Networks Work – Explained Using the Straight Line Equation y = ax + b
Did you know that every data scientist who builds a complex neural network starts with a fundamental question, “How does the output change when the input...
Samyukta Hegde - freecodecamp
A Developer’s Guide to Proxy Servers
Every time you open a website, your device talks directly to another server on the internet. Your IP address, location, and basic network details are visible...
Manish Shivanandhan - freecodecamp
Pivoting Your Career Without Starting From Scratch
Most developers spend their days fixing bugs, shipping features, and jumping into the next sprint without even thinking about it. After a while, you begin to ask yourself, “Is this...
Joas Pambou - smashingmagazine
When your best work gets tossed
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Beyond conversations: natural language as interaction influencer
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