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Development

How to Build and Deploy a Production-Ready WhatsApp Bot with FastAPI, Evolution API, Docker, EasyPanel, and GCP

WhatsApp bots are widely used for customer support, automated replies, notifications, and internal tools. Instead of relying on expensive third-party...

Raju Manoj - freecodecamp

How to Use Different Container Runtimes: Docker, Podman, and Containerd Explained

If you’re a developer working with containers, chances are Docker is your go-to tool. But did you know that there's a whole ecosystem of container runtimes...

Destiny Erhabor - freecodecamp

UX

Designing A Streak System: The UX And Psychology Of Streaks

What makes streaks so powerful and addictive? To design them well, you need to understand how they align with human psychology. Victor Ayomipo breaks down the UX and design...

Victor Ayomipo - smashingmagazine

The problem with best practices in the age of AI

I showed my team an AI-generated design. Two senior designers called it ‘solid.’ None of them questioned where it came from.Continue reading on UX Collective »

Hoang Nguyen - cc/feed

Dinosaurs and designers are underrated

A myth from paleontology explains almost everything that hurts.Continue reading on UX Collective »

Rita Kind-Envy - cc/feed

Why code is not the source of truth

And why AI just made it urgent.Continue reading on UX Collective »

Kevin Muldoon - cc/feed

How user segmentation, rather than personas, helps you get design buy-in

Businesses need to know who their user is, and how many there areContinue reading on UX Collective »

Kai Wong - cc/feed

UI

Field study: prototypes over mockups

Édouard Wautier - cc/feed

Design

Bad (model) behaviour by design

Dora Czerna - cc/feed

Mobile

How to Install Java on Mac in 2026

Java is the most widely used programming language for enterprise software, Android development, and university computer science courses. Apple doesn't include...

Daniel Kehoe - freecodecamp

Other

How to Run Rust on Jupyter Notebooks

If you've ever wanted to combine the power of Rust with the interactive goodness of Jupyter notebooks, you're in the right place. Maybe you're tired of...

Daniel Iwugo - freecodecamp

The three paths AI could take from here - Shawn Wang SWYX interview [Podcast #208]

Today Quincy Larson interviews Shawn Wang. He's a software engineer, founder of the AI Engineer conference, and host of the Latent Space podcast focused on...

Beau Carnes - freecodecamp

How to Develop AI Agents Using LangGraph: A Practical Guide

AI agents are all the rage these days. They’re like traditional chatbots, but they have the ability to utilize a plethora of tools in the background. They can...

Manoj Aggarwal - freecodecamp

Product-Led Research: A Practical Guide for R&D Leaders [Full Book]

Your team needs to solve a problem, and there's no clear solution path. Multiple approaches might work, but you're not sure which. Success isn't guaranteed....

Omer Rosenbaum - freecodecamp

How to Elevate Your Database Game: Supercharging Query Performance with Postgres FDW

Foreign data wrappers (FDWs) make remote Postgres tables feel local. That convenience is exactly why FDW performance surprises are so common. A query that...

Hamdaan Ali - freecodecamp

Computer Networking Fundamentals

How does the Internet really work? For many technical jobs it is important to understand computer networking. We just posted a massive 12-hour course that...

Beau Carnes - freecodecamp

How to Implement the Observer Pattern in Python

Have you ever wondered how YouTube notifies you when your favorite channel uploads a new video? Or how your email client alerts you when new messages arrive?...

Bala Priya C - freecodecamp

Are we performing ourselves into exhaustion?

Pedro A. Brêtas - cc/feed

OpenAI: from ads to content

Rodrigo Osornio - cc/feed

5 Reasons why AR glasses are inevitable

Albertmauri - cc/feed

Getting carried away: When intelligence is replaced by compliance

Gaurav Ramesh - cc/feed