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Development

How to Build a Full-Stack CRUD App with React, AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, and Cognito Auth

Building a web application that works only on your local machine is one thing. Building one that is secure, connected to a real database, and accessible to...

Benedicta Onyebuchi - freecodecamp

UX

How accepting “just build this thing” can hurt your design career

Designers are being asked to build fast. Here’s why you need to push backContinue reading on UX Collective »

Kai Wong - cc/feed

Context engineering: A repeatable AI workflow for product designers

A step-by-step method to feed AI the right inputs in the right order, without prompt gymnastics.Continue reading on UX Collective »

Vadym Grin - cc/feed

Are games really “dumbing down”?

From Redguard to Skyrim, the Elder Scrolls games became easier to play. What if that’s actually a better design?Continue reading on UX Collective »

Rita Kind-Envy - cc/feed

Fried

On AI brain fry, token anxiety, and the robot that won’t let you restContinue reading on UX Collective »

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Design

Anime vs. Marvel/DC: Designing Digital Products With Emotion In Flow

Design is about pacing and feelings as much as pixels and patterns. Alan Cohen explores Emotion in Flow and Emotion in Conflict, showing how anime like Dan Da Dan and superhero...

Alan Cohen - smashingmagazine

A designer’s field report on the Iconic blind spot in AI world models

Peter Zak Zakrzewski - cc/feed

The last interface, sycophancy in AI, design is how it wins

Fabricio Teixeira - cc/feed

Security

Penetration Testing — Services vs Automated Platforms: What’s Better in 2026?

In 2026, cybersecurity teams face more threats than ever before. Attack surfaces are broad, technology stacks are complex, and adversaries are quick to...

Manish Shivanandhan - freecodecamp

Other

How to Build an AI-Powered Research Automation System with n8n, Groq, and Academic APIs

As a researcher and developer, I found myself spending hours manually searching academic databases, reading abstracts, and trying to synthesize findings...

Chidozie Managwu - freecodecamp

How to Test a Complex Full-Stack App: Manual Approach vs AI-Assisted Testing

A few days ago, I ran an experiment with an AI-powered testing agent that lets you write test cases in plain English instead of code. I opened its natural...

Ajay Yadav - freecodecamp

How to Deploy Your Own 24x7 AI Agent using OpenClaw

OpenClaw is a self-hosted AI assistant designed to run under your control instead of inside a hosted SaaS platform. It can connect to messaging interfaces,...

Manish Shivanandhan - freecodecamp

How to Ship a Production-Ready RAG App with FAISS (Guardrails, Evals, and Fallbacks)

Most LLM applications look great in a high-fidelity demo. Then they hit the hands of real users and start failing in very predictable yet damaging ways. They...

Chidozie Managwu - freecodecamp

The art of conversational flow

Tony Phillips - cc/feed

Your phone isn’t eavesdropping. The reality is stranger.

Dora Czerna - cc/feed

Reliability is the currency of opportunity in the age of AI

Michael Buckley - cc/feed