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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Study Course – Pass the Exam With This Free 14-Hour Course

Passing the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam is one of the first steps to a career in cloud development. And freeCodeCamp just published a free 14-hour...

Beau Carnes - freecodecamp

How to Build a Browser-Based PDF to Image Converter Using JavaScript

Whether it’s invoices, scanned documents, reports, certificates, or receipts, users often need to convert PDF pages into image files quickly. Modern browsers...

Bhavin Sheth - freecodecamp

UX

Ten Data-Backed Truths Of User Experience ROI

Every extra second of friction has a measurable business cost. Carrie Webster shares ten data-backed UX facts that link user experience directly to revenue, retention, and...

Carrie Webster - smashingmagazine

Mobile

How to Build Production-Ready AI Features with Flutter [Full Handbook for Devs]

You've probably seen the demos. A Flutter app, a text field, and a few lines calling the Gemini API – and out comes something that feels like magic. The...

Atuoha Anthony - freecodecamp

Other

How to Build an Autonomous OSINT Agent in Python Using Claude's Tool Use API

When I started studying OSINT, I always felt I was just putting random values into software without deeply understanding what I was doing. After months in the...

Tommaso Bertocchi - freecodecamp

Common DevOps Mistakes and How to Avoid Them — Tips for Startups

Most DevOps engineers don't fail because they lack knowledge about tools. They fail because nobody told them what not to do before they got into production....

Tolani Akintayo - freecodecamp

Claude Code for Beginners

AI-powered coding has evolved beyond simple chat interfaces. The latest leap forward is Claude Code, a command-line tool from Anthropic that lives directly in...

Beau Carnes - freecodecamp

Product Experimentation with Synthetic Control: Causal Inference for Global LLM Rollouts in Python

Every product experimentation team doing causal inference on LLM-based features eventually hits the same wall: when the provider ships a new model version,...

Rudrendu Paul - freecodecamp

How to Build Optimal AI Agents That Actually Work – A Handbook for Devs

Since moving to Silicon Valley in 2025, I've seen AI everywhere. And after I attended NVIDIA GTC 2025, one thing became very clear from many conversations I...

Tiago Capelo Monteiro - freecodecamp

How to Develop Chrome Extensions using Plasmo [Full Handbook]

Chrome extensions are lightweight tools that enhance and personalize your browsing experience, whether that's managing passwords, translating pages, or adding...

Preston Mayieka - freecodecamp

Why Your “Simple Deploy” Turned Into a Week of Infrastructure Work

If you're running production workloads, this guide is for you. It's not about side projects, early-stage experiments, or a single-service app with low...

Manish Shivanandhan - freecodecamp

Practical Interface Patterns For AI Transparency (Part 2)

Why traditional loading patterns like spinners fail in agentic AI experiences, and how interface patterns that reveal the system’s process, status, and decision-making can improve...

Victor Yocco - smashingmagazine