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Loom Alternative in 2026: Why I Switched to Cap
Loom got pricier in 2026, so I switched to Cap, an open-source Loom alternative. Pricing, editor, AI agent support and honest downsides.
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GPT-6 Astra: Should You Build Your Product on It?
What GPT-6 Astra really costs per product feature, where it earns its premium over GPT-6 Sol, and a Python router that keeps the API bill sane.
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What Postgres 18 Changes for a Django App
Upgrade notes from a Django codebase moving to PostgreSQL 18: checksums, io_method, skip scans, uuidv7 defaults and generated columns.
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Next.js Cache Components: What Breaks After the Build
Cache Components made caching opt-in, but a migration that compiles clean can still fail in production. Here is what actually bit me.
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Python Development 9 min read
Django's Tasks API Ships Without a Worker
Django 6.0 added a built-in background Tasks API but no process to run them — here is what I actually deploy behind that interface.
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How to Build a Production-Ready RAG Document Q&A System in 2026
Most RAG prototypes fail in production because teams tune the generation prompt when retrieval is what's broken. A practical architecture for document Q&A: chunking, hybrid search, reranking, evaluation, and the failure modes nobody warns you about.
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The Mirage of "Easy Money": Why AI Cannot Replace Engineering Discipline
A practical perspective on why AI-generated code still needs engineering discipline, architectural thinking, and security review before production.
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How to Set Up SSO with DjangoSAML2 in Django
A step-by-step SAML SSO integration guide for Django, including a thread-safe multi-tenant configuration strategy.
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Supabase Connection Scaling: The Essential Guide for FastAPI Developers
How to choose between transaction mode and session mode in Supabase, avoid connection bottlenecks, and keep FastAPI backends stable.
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Take Your Django Code to the Next Level with Ruff: Integration and Customization Techniques
A practical walkthrough to integrate Ruff into Django projects, tune linting rules, and reduce noisy checks.
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Take a Ten Minute Walk: A Codewars kata solution
A clear breakdown of the classic Codewars kata, with Python and JavaScript solutions and the key logic behind each step.
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