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Building Type-Safe React Context: A Practical Tutorial

Building Type-Safe React Context: A Practical Tutorial

Learn how to manage global state in React app using TypeScript and React Context. This step-by-step guide covers setup, creating a provider, using hooks, and integrating it into your app—ensuring type safety, encapsulation, and performance optimization.

How to Avoid a Major Database Disaster with this Simple Trick

How to Avoid a Major Database Disaster with this Simple Trick

Discover how to prevent catastrophic database errors with a simple trick: using transactions. Learn how to safely modify data by starting a transaction, reviewing changes, and committing only when you're sure. Protect your application and data integrity effortlessly.

Write Better JavaScript Using ||=, &&=, and ??= Operators

Write Better JavaScript Using ||=, &&=, and ??= Operators

Discover the hidden treasures in JavaScript with ||=, &&=, and ??= operators. Learn how these lesser-known tools can streamline your code, making it more clean and easier to read.

10 Super Random Ways to Generate a Password from the Linux Terminal

10 Super Random Ways to Generate a Password from the Linux Terminal

Discover 10 top methods to generate random passwords from the Linux command line. Use tools like `openssl`, `/dev/urandom`, `$RANDOM`, `md5sum`, and more for secure and random passwords. Enhance your cybersecurity now!

How to Become a Better Programmer - 5 Tips for Productivity

How to Become a Better Programmer - 5 Tips for Productivity

Are you looking to level up your programming skills and become a better programmer? Whether you're a beginner or an experienced coder, there are always ways to improve your craft. In this article, we'll explore 5 valuable tips that can help you become a more efficient

How to Use TypeScript Aliases to Clean Up Your Import Statements

How to Use TypeScript Aliases to Clean Up Your Import Statements

When working with any technology it is important to maintain your code clean and organized. One way to achieve this in TypeScript is by using TypeScript aliases to shorten and simplify your import statements. In this post, we will go over how to configure and use them to make your

Effortlessly Backup and Restore Your Ubuntu/Debian Systems with apt-clone tool

Effortlessly Backup and Restore Your Ubuntu/Debian Systems with apt-clone tool

apt-clone is a simple command-line tool that lets you create state files of all installed packages for your Debian/Ubuntu systems, making it easy to restore on freshly installed systems or into a directory. Learn how to use apt-clone to backup and restore your system with ease.

How computers "see"

How computers "see"

When it comes to image processing and machine learning, it's important to understand how computers represent and interpret visual data. In this post, we'll explore how images are represented as arrays of numerical values, and how these arrays can be used as inputs to neural network

Understand Mathematics With The Help of Programming. Translated Mathematical Notations to JavaScript Code.

Understand Mathematics With The Help of Programming. Translated Mathematical Notations to JavaScript Code.

As a self-taught programmer, reading academic papers can be intimidating. However, understanding mathematical notation is essential for many fields, including computer science. That's why I've created this guide to help developers to understand mathematics better by translating it and comparing it to JavaScript code. One thing

What is the /etc/hosts file?

What is the /etc/hosts file?

The /etc/hosts file is simply a plain text system file that allows you to map hostnames to IP addresses on your computer. It can be especially useful when you're working on a website or server and need to test it on your local machine before it goes

Dockerfile vs docker-compose.yml: Understanding the Differences

Dockerfile vs docker-compose.yml: Understanding the Differences

Docker is a tool that helps you package and deploy applications easily. It uses two main files to manage Docker containers: the Dockerfile and the docker-compose.yml. These files are both important, but they serve different purposes. Let's start with the Dockerfile Think of it as a set

10 Great npm and Node.js tools to manage your projects better

10 Great npm and Node.js tools to manage your projects better

Are you a Node.js developer looking for ways to streamline your workflow and manage your projects more efficiently? Look no further! Here are 10 great npm packages that can help you out: 1. Depcheck This nifty tool scans your project for dependencies that are no longer being used, helping

How To Get Any Network Request with Chrome DevTools and Postman

How To Get Any Network Request with Chrome DevTools and Postman

Are you looking for a quick and easy way to replicate an endpoint call from any website? Look no further! In this tutorial, I'll show you how to use Chrome DevTools and Postman to effortlessly extract any network request you want for your projects. With just a few

Fish-like autosuggestions in bash shell

Fish-like autosuggestions in bash shell

In my previous post I introduced you to fish shell. I suggest you to read it before continue here, especially the part about autosuggestions. If you prefer to use bash and have the same features like autosuggestions, here is a detailed guide how to set it up. In this post

How to install and setup fish shell with default bash styles (minimal setup)

How to install and setup fish shell with default bash styles (minimal setup)

Installing && Customizing The Fish Shell - step by step FISH - the F/riendly I/nteractive S/H/ell Is a smart and user-friendly command line shell for macOS, Linux, and the rest of the family. Fish includes features like syntax highlighting, autosuggest-as-you-type, and fancy tab completions that

Privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine - searX

Privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine - searX

pronunciationsɜːks What is searX? Searx is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from more than 70 search services. Users are neither tracked nor profiled. Additionally, searx can be used over Tor for online anonymity. Features * Self hosted * No user tracking * No user profiling * About 70 supported search engines

Interesting projects and tools, discovered on Github - Part 1

Interesting projects and tools, discovered on Github - Part 1

We programmers are constantly looking for new and more interesting tools with which to become more productive or to add them to our new project. Today's list will be made up of cool tools and projects that are both creative and educational, based on interesting algorithms and rules.

15 must-have Visual Studio Code extensions

15 must-have Visual Studio Code extensions

List of the best visual studio code extensions that every developer should try 1. Better Comments Improve your code commenting by annotating with alert, informational, TODOs, and more! The Better Comments extension will help you create more human-friendly comments in your code. 2. Docker Makes it easy to create, manage,

Favorite gnome extensions that every Ubuntu user must try

Favorite gnome extensions that every Ubuntu user must try

1. Another Window Session Manager Close and save open windows. And restore them. 2. Clipboard Indicator Clipboard Manager extension for Gnome-Shell - Adds a clipboard indicator to the top panel, and caches clipboard history. 3. CPU Power Manager Manage your CPU's frequency scaling driver. 4. Status Area Horizontal