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Tutorials

Complete Node.js Task Manager REST API Tutorial, Part 2: Deployment

This comprehensive tutorial will guide you through building a production-ready Task Manager REST API using modern Node.js tooling.

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Tutorials

Complete Node.js Task Manager REST API Tutorial: Part 1: Development

This comprehensive tutorial will guide you through building a production-ready Task Manager REST API using modern Node.js tooling.

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Opinion 8 min read

Gatekeepers of the Geekdom: Why Tech’s Bouncers Are Clown Shoes

An unapologetic takedown of the hobby-horse gatekeepers who claim “You’re not one of us” while juggling participation trophies.

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Opinion 20 min read

Is AI Making Us Dumber? The Great Cognitive Heist of Our Time

We're living through what might be the most elegant con job in human history. We've been sold a productivity miracle that promises to make us smarter, faster, and more capable. Instead, we're witnessing something that would make Black Mirror’s writers nod in approval: millions of people voluntarily outsourcing their brains to machines, then celebrating the efficiency gains while their cognitive abilities quietly atrophy like unused muscles.

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Tutorials

Complete TanStack Router Tutorial: Building a Todo App

Learn TanStack Router from scratch by building a complete Todo application. This comprehensive tutorial covers type-safe routing, data loading, mutations, navigation patterns, and error handling with practical examples.

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Guide 15 minutes

From React Router to TanStack Router: Pros and Cons

React Router has served us well, but TanStack Router brings some new toys that could revolutionize how we handle routing in React apps. Here's everything you need to know about making the switch.

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