Practical guides on web development and life hacks for IT enthusiasts.
"I went to a café last week. The food arrived, and before I could take a bite, I did what everyone does: I took out my phone and took a photo. Why? The food wasn‘t going anywhere. It wasn‘t a special occasion. I just… wanted to. And I‘m not alone. Sc...
"I‘m not who I say I am online. Not completely. My profile picture is flattering. My bio makes me sound more confident than I am. My posts show the best moments, not the boring ones. And I‘m not alone. We all do it. We all lie on the internet. But wh...
"I get asked this question a lot: 'I want to work in IT, but I don‘t love programming. Is that okay?' It‘s a fair question. We‘re told that IT is a great career — good money, stability, remote work. But we‘re also told that you have to love coding to...
"I used to write comments like this: // increment i by 1 i++; Thank you, Captain Obvious. Then I stopped writing comments altogether. And then I realised: comments are not for explaining what the code does. They‘re for explaining why." 1. The Proble...
"When we think of hackers, we imagine hooded figures in dark rooms, typing furiously while green text scrolls down the screen. When we think of artists, we imagine paint-splattered studios, quiet concentration, and the smell of turpentine. They seem...
"I had a dream last night about scrolling through my phone. Nothing happened. I just scrolled and scrolled. I woke up exhausted. It made me wonder: how much of our dreams are shaped by the technology we use every day?" 1. We Dream About What We Do O...
"In 2021, a self-driving car in the US failed to recognise a pedestrian and hit them. The car was in autonomous mode. No one was driving. So who was responsible? The passenger? The car manufacturer? The AI developer? This is the question we‘re going...
"I have over 50 passwords. I remember maybe 5 of them. The rest are saved in my browser, written in a notebook, or just... forgotten. Passwords are annoying. They‘re insecure. They‘re outdated. So why are we still using them? The answer is more compl...
"Ten years ago, learning to code was a golden ticket. You could finish a 3-month bootcamp and land a job with a six-figure salary. Today, the market is different. Junior roles are harder to find. AI is writing code. Layoffs are happening. So the ques...
"I remember waiting for the internet to connect. It took 30 seconds, and it felt like an eternity. Now I get impatient if a page takes 2 seconds to load. Technology didn‘t just change what we do. It changed how we feel time." 1. We Expect Everything...
