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Honest takes on shipping products, indie hacking, and the realities of the tech industry. No fluff.
Why JavaScript Is My One and Only: A Senior Developer’s Perspective
Hello everyone! Today I want to share with you the answer to the never-ending question Why do I work with JavaScript? As a senior software developer with years of experience in the ever-evolving landscape of programming languages, one language stands...
Embracing the Advent of Code: A Primeagen Tradition
About Vimeagen Vimeagen stands tall in the realm of tech innovation, an organization revered for its groundbreaking contributions to the coding community. Founded on the principles of creativity, collaboration, and cutting-edge technology, Vimeagen h...
To Remote or Not to Remote: Chronicles of a Developer’s Journey
Hello everyone! My name is Alex Cloudstar and today I will tell you my experience regarding going to the office or working remote. Ah, remote work -- the realm where sweatpants reign supreme. I’ve been dancing in this domain long before the pandemic mad...
The book that changed my life
Hello, fellow knowledge seekers! My name is Alex Cloudstar and today I want to talk about a book that changed the way I think, so therefore it changed my life. Are you ready to shake up your learning game and take on the world of ultralearning? Strap...
My Setup: A Step-by-Step Journey
Hello everybody! My name is AlexCloudstar and today I want to take you in a journey in which you will see my full setup. As a tech enthusiast focused on efficiency, I’ve assembled a collection of tools that have significantly improved my work experie...
How Good Are My Math Skills?
Debunking Myths: Math and IT Hey there, fellow self-learners and curious minds! My name is Alex Cloudstar and I just really like to debunk myths. Here’s a common one, the relationship between maths and IT. Can you become a software developer without ...
I’ve Been to Over 500 Interviews... and Here’s What I’ve Learned
Hello everyone! My name is Alex Cloudstar, and I’ve been to over 500 interviews, and let me tell you, it’s been quite a journey. Okay, maybe not exactly 500; I obviously didn’t count them, but there could actually be more. Whether you’re a fresh grad...
Setting Up NextJS 13 with Auth0 and Sub-Domains: A Guide to Multi-Tenancy Web Apps
Hi guys! In the article today we’ll discuss and also I’ll show you how to set up NextJS 13 (with app folder), Auth0 and sub-domains. I’m currently working on a web multi-tenancy app. So we need multiple sub-domains. For security reasons, we decided t...
I Tried Zustand… and It’s Awesome!
Hi, guys! A few days ago, I started rewriting the apps from my portfolio. For now, I have only rewritten one, but the others will follow soon. You might wonder why I’m doing that. Well, there are a couple of reasons. The first reason is that I love t...
Here’s why everyone who tells you that you need a college degree to work in IT is lying.
Hello everyone! My name is Alex Cloudstar and today I want to debunk something. One of the fears of those who wish to have a career in IT is that they either do not have higher education or they have a degree in a different field unrelated to technol...
Solid.js: A Powerful and Reactive JavaScript Library for Building Efficient Web Applications
Introduction Web development has seen an incredible evolution over the years, with an abundance of libraries and frameworks emerging to improve the developer experience and optimize performance. One such library that has been gaining popularity recen...
Harnessing the Power of TypeScript: Top Utility Functions You Need to Know
TypeScript, the popular open-source programming language, has become a crucial tool in modern web development. As a superset of JavaScript, TypeScript brings powerful static type checking and expressive types, leading to cleaner, more maintainable, a...
What is Ember.JS
Ember.js is a popular open-source JavaScript framework used to build scalable and maintainable web applications. Developed by Yehuda Katz in 2011, Ember.js has become a popular choice among developers due to its powerful features and simplicity in cr...
What is Backbone.JS
Backbone.js: A Lightweight and Flexible JavaScript Framework Backbone.js is a popular open-source JavaScript framework that provides structure to web applications by offering models, collections, views, and events. It is a lightweight framework that ...
What is Pug (HTML Preprocessor) ?
Pug, formerly known as Jade, is a popular HTML preprocessor that simplifies HTML coding by allowing developers to write cleaner and more efficient code. In this article, we will explore what Pug is, its benefits, and how to use it in web development....
What is Mustache JS?
If you’re a developer looking for a simple and efficient way to manage templates in your JavaScript application, then Mustache JS might be the right tool for you. Mustache JS is a popular templating engine that allows you to render HTML templates usi...
What is jQuery?
jQuery is a popular JavaScript library that simplifies web development by allowing developers to easily manipulate HTML elements and events. It was created in 2006 by John Resig and has since become one of the most widely used JavaScript libraries on...
ChatApp V2: The Next Generation of Chatting
ChatApp V2 is the upgraded version of KSChat, a chat application that offers a variety of features for users to enjoy. With ChatApp V2, users can easily create an account, log in and out, view their own and other users’ profiles, customize their prof...
How I Earned My AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification
‘How I passed the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam with zero cloud experience, going from failed practice tests to certified in under two weeks.’
My Story, how it all started (part 1)
Introduction Hi guys! Today , I want to present my story. Before I’m going to start telling you my path and all of the obstacles I encountered, I’ll tell you a few words about me. At this very moment, when I’m writing this article, I am wor...