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Development

How to Deploy a Static Web App on AWS with Amplify, Lambda, API Gateway, & DynamoDB

Building modern web applications often involves complex setups and managing servers – but it doesn't have to be that way. Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a...

Raju Manoj - freecodecamp

UI

How to Make a Dropdown Menu with shadcn/ui

Dropdown menus are little pop-up menus that help you show more options without cluttering your screen. They’re super helpful in websites and apps. In this...

Ajay Kalal - freecodecamp

Why Non-Native Content Designers Improve Global UX

Ensuring your product communicates clearly to a global audience is not just about localisation. Even for products that have a proper localisation process, English often remains the...

Oleksii Tkachenko - smashingmagazine

Security

Learn how to build security into AI

Artificial Intelligence is changing how we build software, but it also introduces brand new security risks. If you're a developer or security professional...

Beau Carnes - freecodecamp

Other

We are truly in the Hackathon Era – Namanh Kapur interview [Podcast #180]

On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Namanh Kapur. He's a senior software engineer at LinkedIn. He also...

Beau Carnes - freecodecamp

How AI Agents Remember Things: The Role of Vector Stores in LLM Memory

When you talk to an AI assistant, it can feel like it remembers what you said before. But large language models (LLMs) don’t actually have memory on their...

Manish Shivanandhan - freecodecamp

How to Revert a Migration in Django

So, you're working with Django, you've run a migration, and now something’s broken. Maybe you added a field that shouldn't be there. Maybe you renamed a...

Udemezue John - freecodecamp

How to Protect Your GitHub Repos Against Malicious Clones

The world of open-source development comes with various cyber threats. GitHub is still facing a type of attack that is ongoing since last year where attackers...

brooklyn - freecodecamp

Learn Interactive Data Visualization with Svelte and D3

Data is everywhere, but raw numbers on a screen rarely tell a compelling story. To uncover insights and communicate them effectively, you need to make that...

Beau Carnes - freecodecamp

How to Activate Your Django Virtual Environment

If you’re starting with Django, one of the first steps you’ll hear about is activating a virtual environment. And if that sounds a little technical, don’t...

Udemezue John - freecodecamp

How to Document Governing Procedures for Open-Source Communities

In open source communities, we often discuss contribution guidelines, codes of conduct, and onboarding new contributors. But one thing we don’t talk about...

Oluchi Nwenyi - freecodecamp

Tiny Screens, Big Impact: The Forgotten Art Of Developing Web Apps For Feature Phones

Learn why flip phones still matter in 2025, and how you can build and launch web apps for these tiny devices.

Tom Barrasso - smashingmagazine