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Creating an AI powered note taking app
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Creating an AI powered note taking app

I shipped an open source local-first AI powered note taking app with sematic search, cloud sync, offline support and other features.
Against astrology
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Against astrology

I don't believe in Astrology. Here's an essay about all the reasons why it's bullshit.
SHIPPED in 2023 - my year in review
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SHIPPED in 2023 - my year in review

I shipped in 2023. 12 months, 12 products - thats quite a lot. but most importantly, most of them failed, but i learnt how to grow and market products
Backend is dead. Server components killed it.
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Backend is dead. Server components killed it.

After the advent of RSCs (React server components) and NextJS 14 with App router, we are in the middle of a huge paradigm shift in how code is written. Backend is no longer a necessity in modern web development.
How
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How to ask for programming help

Most beginners don't know how to ask for help regarding programming issues. This blog covers what not to do, and how to get help on the internet. If i send this to you, it's probably because you didn't ask for help properly.
I w
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I was tired of making banners for my blogs, so I automated it

I'm a very lazy person, and always procrastinate on the smallest of things - opening the image editor, and making a good blog banner would always be the "extra" thing I had to do every time I wrote something. So, I made a script that generates them for me in milliseconds!
Git
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Github student benefits and the 15 rejections i faced to get 50+ services, for free.

When I got started with programming, everywhere I went, I saw (good), but paid services. I would see them and say to myself “I really want to buy that when I get the money... It will help a lot”... And then, I came to know about Github’s student developer pack. But.... I got rejected... 15 times....
How did I learn to code?
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How did I learn to code?

A very common question for beginners is always, “Where to start” and “How are you a self-taught developer at 16 years old”. I got the same question for the third time a week, and all beginners go through this.
API
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APIs: Explained to a 5 year old (not what you think!)

When thinking of APIs, most people think of REST apis (web APIs). Well, APIs are much more than that - In this blog, I’ll explain what exactly APIs are, and we’ll also make a REST API using FastAPI (Python) ⚡
Rickroll your friends with Python🐍
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Rickroll your friends with Python🐍

Yesterday, I came across a cute cat video on discord. Bored, I thought it would be really funny if I made this into a rickroll video and forward it to my friends 😂
Send emails right from the terminal using Rust! 🦀⚡
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Send emails right from the terminal using Rust! 🦀⚡

While browsing Github, I found this cool Rust library called lettre. Being a fan of CLI applications and productivity, I quickly made this rust script that lets you send emails, right from your terminal!
Is this the future of the web? 🔥
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Is this the future of the web? 🔥

While browsing through the news, I saw an interesting company trying to make "universal emoji username, website URL, payment address, and more".