Category: Software
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Since the advent of microservices, development teams have gained the flexibility to deploy services independently, without coordinating with the entire engineering organization. Bug fixes can be released in isolation without full regression testing, and multiple teams can ship updates simultaneously, sometimes ten or more deploys a day per team. But we rarely talk about the…
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Modern CSS has great ways to position and move a group of elements relative to each other, such as anchor positioning. That said, there are instances where it may be better to take up the old ways for a little animation, saving time and effort. We’ve always been able to affect an element’s structure, like…
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![First dev job at 45 – Interview with self-taught freeCodeCamp grad Eric Carlson [Podcast #194]](https://monimega.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/e738b6de-9f43-41b9-a7d4-b09d3d4182af.jpeg)
Eric Carlson is a self-taught software engineer at Cisco. In his early 20s, he worked his way up to manager at the busiest Dominos Pizza in Canada. He eventually went to college and studied liberal arts, then worked as a teacher for two decades before teaching himself programming using freeCodeCamp. He got his first developer…
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There is still a large legacy of GIF files out there and they are still used by some developers. What options are there for supporting GIF files in Java? Java does support GIF files in ImageIO (not animations). There are also Open Source and Commercial options available, including Java wrappers on non-Java solutions. There is…
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If you’re a developer, analyst, or enthusiast working with the Solana blockchain, you know how complex transaction data can be. Manually parsing instructions and decoding on-chain data is time-consuming and difficult. This article will show you how to connect the sol-mcp (Model Context Protocol) server directly to your AI assistant, such as Claude, using its…
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1. What is Serverless Computing? Definition: Serverless doesn’t mean “no servers” — it means developers don’t manage them. FaaS explained: Code runs in response to events without worrying about server infrastructure. Examples: AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, Azure Functions. Benefits: Automatic scaling Pay-as-you-go model Simplified deployment and maintenance 📝 LSI keywords: serverless architecture, FaaS platforms,…
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Deploying a Shopify app to Heroku often turns into a juggling act — managing environment variables, and running separate commands to keep both Shopify and Heroku in sync. To simplify this process, I built shopify-heroku-cli a lightweight CLI that syncs your Shopify app’s environment variables with Heroku and deploys your app in just a couple…
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Code completion remains the most widely used GitHub Copilot feature, helping millions of developers stay in the flow every day. Our team has continuously iterated on the custom models powering the completions experience in GitHub Copilot driven by developer feedback. That work has had a big impact on giving you faster, more relevant suggestions in…
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When people talk about AI agents, they often imagine something futuristic that can think, talk, and make decisions. But the truth is, AI agents are already here. And they are working quietly in the background. They answer customer questions, schedule meetings, write code, and even send emails automatically. The reason they can do all this…
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There’s a new version of KDE’s Plasma in town, and it’s got plenty to offer. Even before you see the latest version of the desktop, Plasma is already improving user experience. The new KDE Initial System Setup (KISS) tool, designed specifically for OEM installations, lets you configure the Plasma Desktop to your specifications on first…