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Pragmatic notes on developer tools, languages, and workflows. Shortcuts, tricks, and lessons from actually shipping code.

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Private package registries: PyPI, npm, supply chain control

Private package registries: PyPI, npm, supply chain control

Host a private PyPI registry with pypiserver and a local npm registry with Verdaccio to cache Python and Node packages. Setup takes under 30 minutes.

Testcontainers: PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka testing

Testcontainers: PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka testing

Test your Python code against real PostgreSQL, Redis, and Kafka containers with Testcontainers and pytest. Drop the mocks for real services.

Hypothesis property testing: find edge cases automatically

Hypothesis property testing: find edge cases automatically

Hypothesis generates hundreds of random inputs to find bugs example-based tests miss, then shrinks to the smallest failing case. Works with pytest.

Interactive Go CLIs with Cobra command trees and Bubble Tea

Interactive Go CLIs with Cobra command trees and Bubble Tea

Cobra and Bubble Tea combine argument parsing and rich terminal UIs into one Go binary that works as both a scriptable tool and a polished app.

Alembic migrations: from dev to production rolling deploys

Alembic migrations: from dev to production rolling deploys

Alembic gives SQLAlchemy version-controlled database migrations, tracking schema changes as Python scripts you can review, test, and apply anywhere.

Lightweight full-text search: a guide to modern, high-performance engines

Lightweight full-text search: a guide to modern, high-performance engines

Meilisearch, Typesense, and Tantivy bring full-text search without Elasticsearch JVM overhead. Compare memory use, latency, and deployment fit.

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Android SSH clients compared, Termius beats the rest

Android SSH client picks for 2026: Termius, ConnectBot, and Termux compared on price, Mosh, SFTP, and keys, after Google Play dropped JuiceSSH.

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Alembic migrations: from dev to production rolling deploys

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