10 common backend tasks and how to automate them
While building the backend, developers are often involved with a lot of repetitive tasks like configuring APIs, handling service discovery and scaling infrastructure. What if you could automate most of these complex problems? Today, we will learn about 10 common backend tasks and how to automate them using Encore. Let’s jump in. Building scalable apps […]
How to Reduce Friction in Learning New Technologies as a Software Engineer
As a software engineer, staying up-to-date with the latest technologies is not just a career advantage—it’s a necessity. However, the process of learning new tools, frameworks, or programming languages can often feel overwhelming. The friction of setting up environments, understanding documentation, and figuring out best practices can slow down progress and even discourage you from […]
5 Local Environment Mistakes I See Everywhere, and How to Fix Them Properly
Every new project brings fresh challenges, but the very first one is always the same: getting it to run locally. Every time I start working on a new project, I end up asking other developers how to launch it. Documentation is usually long, outdated, and full of manual steps, like adjusting configs, copying envs, secrets, […]
How to Say “Hello World” in x86 Assembly
Because why not? Software is fun. I know this sounds insane; assembly for fun—but trust me, you feel alive. I’m lucky to be at a point where I can build almost anything, so I’m testing the waters for a low-level series combining Node.js and assembly as a shared library. In this article, we’re saying hello […]
How to Brick your NAS and lose your data
This is a horror story, but don’t worry… I just lost a lot of time… this time. What happened? For context, I’ve been messing around with self-hosting. I have a Proxmox and inside I’m running TrueNAS as a VM and passing the disks. Before all that, I spent a lot of time running Badblocks and […]
How to Dockerize NestJS – DEV Community
Today, I’ll walk you through how to dockerize a NestJS application. This will help you package your app into a container that can run consistently across different environments. Let’s get started! Step 1: Setting Up the Dockerfile First, we need to create a Dockerfile in the root directory of your NestJS project. This file will […]
How to set better 2025 Goals
For me I’ve realized that, going back through my failed resolution goals, I have never set a higher value to change my behaviors. These are examples of those goals: Learn a new programming language X Learn how a computer works Become 10x more productive They are shallow, unmeasurable goals that are rather by-products of some […]
Kūmara: How to grow a bountiful crop – Kem Ormond’s vegetable garden
Kūmara need a frost-free growing season, so it’s best to plant them after the last frost date in your area. (around September to November) They usually take four to six months to mature. Kūmara is high in fibre providing essential nutrients including calcium and iron, it is a superfood of the garden and divine when […]
Dana R. Fisher: How to be an "apocalyptic optimist" | TED Talk
… how to cultivate resilience to catastrophe in yourself and your community — and how to rally for change in the face of seemingly intractable problems. Source link
Scared of saying the ‘wrong’ thing? Here’s how to reach out to people in hard times
Australians have been reporting increasing levels of psychological distress in recent years. According to the Suicide Prevention Australia Community Tracker, over the past two years, more than 70 per cent of Australians have consistently reported feeling higher levels of distress than usual because of social and economic circumstances. Cost of living, family and relationship breakdown, […]