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Python Books

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5 Python Books Senior Developers Read But Never Talk About

The Silent Barrier You’ve finished the tutorials. You’ve built a few projects. You might have even landed your first junior developer job. But you feel...

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5 Python Books That Awaken Your Coder's Intuition

The Wall You Didn’t Know You Hit You’ve done everything right. You learned the syntax, you built projects, you even memorized the common libraries. But...

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5 Python Books That Bend the Fabric of Code

The Code Behind the Code Most Python developers live on the surface. They learn the syntax, import libraries, and stitch together scripts. They build things...

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5 Python Books That Build God-Like Developers

The Code Before the Code You’ve followed the tutorials. You’ve built the to-do apps, the simple web scrapers, the basic APIs. You know the syntax—the...

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5 Forbidden Python Tomes That Weave Code into Reality

The Illusion of Competence You’ve done the tutorials. You’ve built the web scraper, the simple Flask API, the data analysis script. Your code works. But...

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New in the Dev World

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Python

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Why Learning Python in 2026 is Different (And 5 Prompts + a Book to Help You)

I still remember the first time I tried to learn Python. It wasn’t in 2025. It was years ago, and honestly? It was a mess. I had fourteen browser tabs...

December 09, 2025

The Best Way to Learn Python in 2026? Stop Watching, Start Coding.

If you are looking for the absolute best way to learn Python in 2026, here is the short answer: Interactive,...

Python from Zero to Pro Book

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Python for Profit Book

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Bulletproof Your Code with Error Handling

The Big Idea This chapter introduces professional error handling, making our application robust and user-friendly by using try...except blocks to anticipate and manage invalid user...

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Full Control: Updating and Deleting Inventory

The Big Idea This chapter completes our core application logic by adding the final two essential operations of data management: updating an existing product’s details...

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Dictionaries for Smarter Data

The Big Idea This chapter introduces the dictionary, a powerful Python data structure that uses key-value pairs, allowing us to upgrade our inventory data from...

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Giving Your Program a Real Memory with Files

The Big Idea This chapter gives our application a persistent memory by teaching it how to save the inventory data to a file before it...

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Reusable Code Blocks with Functions

The Big Idea This chapter introduces functions—the most important tool for organizing code—to create reusable blocks for adding and displaying products, and combines them with...

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Cheat Sheets

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AI Development & Integration

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Running Local LLMs with OpenClaw (formerly Maltbot/Clawdbot)

Note: The tool mentioned in this article has gone through several rebrands, from Clawdbot to Moltbot, and now to its current name, OpenClaw. This article has been updated to reflect...

January 30, 2026

OpenClaw (Formerly Moltbot/Clawdbot): Your 24/7 AI Employee Explained

Note: The tool mentioned in this article has gone through several rebrands, from Clawdbot to Moltbot, and now to its...

January 30, 2026

Meet OpenClaw (Clawdbot): Your AI Personal Assistant

Note: The tool mentioned in this article, formerly known as Clawdbot, has been rebranded to OpenClaw. This article has been...

Deveneurship & Indie Hacking

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Career Growth

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How I Set Up a Secure, Sandboxed OpenClaw (Claudebot) for My Team

Note: The tool mentioned in this article, formerly known as Claudebot, has been rebranded to OpenClaw. This article has been updated to reflect the new...

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OpenClaw (Clawdbot): Your Personal AGI Assistant for Unprecedented Productivity

Note: The tool mentioned in this article, formerly known as Clawdbot, has been rebranded to OpenClaw. This article has been updated to reflect the new...

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My Experience with OpenClaw (Clawdbot): A Guide to Self-Hosting Your AI Assistant on a VPS

Note: The tool mentioned in this article, formerly known as Clawdbot, has been rebranded to OpenClaw. This article has been updated to reflect the new...

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Learn Python in Just 8 Weeks: Your Free AI Tutor Explained

What if I told you that learning a new coding language is as simple as opening a bank account? Okay, I’m kidding—opening a bank account...

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Top 5 AI Engineering Courses Explained In 10 Minutes

Everyone wants to be an AI engineer right now, and it’s easy to see why. The pay is great, the problems are engaging, and the...

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Vibe Coding

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Web Development

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Build a 24/7 Personal AI Agent with OpenClaw (Clawdbot) on AWS for Free

Note: The tool mentioned in this article, formerly known by various names including Clawdbot and Cloudbot, has been rebranded to OpenClaw. This article has been updated to reflect the new...

January 29, 2026

OpenClaw (Clawdbot): Your Open-Source AI Personal Assistant

Note: The tool mentioned in this article, formerly known as Clawdbot, has been rebranded to OpenClaw. This article has been...

December 10, 2025

Unlock Free High-Tier AI Models with OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot): A Step-by-Step Guide

Note: The tool mentioned in this article, formerly known by various names including Clawdbot and Claudebot, has been rebranded to...

Hacking & Security for Devs

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Personal Branding

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How I Turned My Gaming Hobby Into a £2,000/Month Side Hustle

This time last year, I was working in a supermarket. Now, I’m a social media marketing manager with a four-figure side hustle, sharing the cozy...

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Over 10+ Tips to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile and Attract Recruiters

Optimizing my LinkedIn profile significantly increased the number of times I was contacted by recruiters. It helped me receive interview calls at companies like Amazon,...

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Crafting the Ultimate GitHub Profile: A Developer's Guide

Why Your GitHub Profile Matters Why should you care about your GitHub profile? For developers, GitHub is one of the most critical platforms for self-promotion....

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How to Craft a LinkedIn Profile That Attracts Recruiters

What if your LinkedIn profile could land your dream job without you sending out a single application? Today, we’ll learn how to make that happen...

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How to Create an Impressive GitHub Profile from Scratch

Having a nice resume and an attractive LinkedIn profile is obviously great, but what about GitHub? GitHub is a platform where you can store your...

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Productivity

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Software Engineering

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5 Common Mistakes I Made as a Software Engineer

Just half an hour ago, there was some sunshine peeking out of these gray and gloomy clouds. If you had a plan for the day, you should stick to it,...

Mobile Development

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MCP

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MCP Protocol Upgrade: Why Streamable HTTP Beats SSE

Anthropic’s MCP protocol has undergone some significant changes, and arguably the most impactful is the shift from SSE to streamable HTTP as its transport method....

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How to Set Up Your First MCP Server in VS Code: A 5-Minute Guide

Welcome to another installment in our MCP server series. In this article, we will provide a straightforward guide on how to set up your very...

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How to Interact with MCP Servers from Your Code in 5 Minutes

This article introduces a library that lets you communicate with your MCP servers directly in your code. You can use it with any LLM you...

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Deploying Remote MCP Servers with FastAPI Explained in Under 10 Minutes

Welcome back! In today’s article, we’re going to explore how to create and deploy remote MCP servers. We’ll build an MCP server locally and then...

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Context 7 MCP Server Explained in 5 Minutes

In this quick article, I’m going to introduce an MCP server that is incredibly useful, powerful, and will save you a significant amount of time:...

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python

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Java

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A Comprehensive Guide to Java Full-Stack Development

The Allure of Java Full-Stack Development Welcome, everyone. Today, we’re exploring the exciting career path of Java full-stack development. This field lets you build complete web applications, from what users...

App Development

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Artificial Intelligence

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AI in 2026: The Great Reckoning & The Rise of the Digital Employee

Stop Playing. Start Producing. I remember back in late 2022 when ChatGPT first dropped. We were all like kids in a candy store, tossing silly...

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Understanding AI Agents: From LLMs to Actionable Intelligence

Many of us hear the term “AI agent” thrown around. Some hail it as the future, while others fear it, predicting it will replace jobs....

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Why Your AI Prompts Are Failing (And How to Fix Them with JSON)

Ever feel like you’re talking to a brick wall when you’re using an AI tool? You pay your $20 or $30 a month, you type...

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Unlock Pro-Level AI Videos with JSON Prompts (Even If You're a Beginner)

Okay, let’s be real. You’ve seen them. Those absolutely insane AI videos that look like they were directed by a Hollywood pro. The ones with...

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The Art of Talking to AI: A Guide to Better Prompting

Let’s be real. Most people using AI right now are kind of winging it. They’ll fire off something like, “Write my essay about the Roman...

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Automation

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Browser Extensions

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Supercharge Your Browser with Mind Studio's AI Agents

This article is about a Chrome extension from Mind Studio that literally gives your browser superpowers. They’ve built a Chrome extension that offers these AI agents, letting you do so...

July 21, 2025

Supercharge Your Browser with Mind Studio's AI Agents

This article is about a Chrome extension from Mind Studio that literally gives your browser superpowers. They’ve built a Chrome...

Career Advice

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Cursor

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Database

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How to Make Cursor Remember Your Supabase Database Schema

Supabase is great, but there’s a problem. If you’re using Cursor to help build your databases, you’ll run into a big issue: Cursor forgets what’s in the database. It doesn’t...

July 09, 2025

How to Make Cursor Remember Your Supabase Database Schema

Supabase is great, but there’s a problem. If you’re using Cursor to help build your databases, you’ll run into a...

Development

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A Library for Direct MCP Server Communication in Your Code

I’m going to show you a library that lets you communicate with your MCP servers directly in your code. You can use it with any...

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Z AI vs. Cursor AI vs. Wind Surf: A Deep Dive into AI-Powered IDEs

Welcome to the deep dive. Today we’re jumping into the world of AI-powered IDEs, integrated development environments. It’s moving fast. We’ve got a really interesting...

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Gemini CLI vs. Claude Code: The Ultimate AI Coding Showdown

Google just released what might be the most insane AI coding tool ever. But the number one question on everyone’s mind is, does it beat...

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Exploring Google's Free AI-Powered Coding Assistant in AI Studio

I like a lot of the Google AI and Gemini products, and they bring up something cool every time. There’s Firebase Studio, which is technically...

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6 Game-Changing VS Code AI Features You'll Love

New AI features are being added to VS Code almost every day. In this article, I want to show you five—actually, six, if you stick...

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Expo

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Google

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Programming

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Coding in 2026: The Quick Guide to Picking Your Language

Let’s be real for a second. The tech world isn’t just moving fast; it’s practically vibrating. Between the AI explosion, the cloud takeover, and the...

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02

Why Learning Python in 2026 is Different (And 5 Prompts + a Book to Help You)

I still remember the first time I tried to learn Python. It wasn’t in 2025. It was years ago, and honestly? It was a mess....

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03

The Best Way to Learn Python in 2026? Stop Watching, Start Coding.

If you are looking for the absolute best way to learn Python in 2026, here is the short answer: Interactive, problem-based learning is the only...

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Python's LRU Cache Explained in Under 5 Minutes

Least Recently Used (LRU) is a caching strategy where the most recently used results are prioritized, while the least recently used results are evicted. Python...

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Python Polymorphism Explained in 5 Minutes

When it comes to Python, object-oriented programming is one of those topics where people either get confused or simply avoid it. A key concept within...

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Prompt Engineering

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SaaS

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Software Development

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An Introduction to Vibe Coding: The Future of AI-Powered Development

Hey there, I’m going to share with you some things I’ve learned over the last few weeks and months that have completely changed how I...

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AI Coding Assistants Review: GitHub Copilot's Shocking Comeback

Well, this is always my favorite article to write. This is only my second one, but I love evaluating all of the AI assistants that...

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An Introduction to Google's Agent-to-Agent (A2A) Protocol

Google has introduced a new protocol called A2A, which stands for agent-to-agent protocol. It enables communication between two agentic applications or between two agents. The...

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Building a Native Desktop Chat App with Factory AI

This article introduces a new AI tool that has been gaining a lot of traction and becoming really popular recently, mainly because its development pattern...

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Building a Native Desktop Chat App with Factory AI

This article introduces a new AI tool that has been gaining a lot of traction and becoming really popular recently, mainly because its development pattern...

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Supabase

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Technical Writing

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Organize Your Chaotic Laptop Folders in 5 Minutes with an MCP Server

If your computer’s folders are a chaotic mess, you’re going to love this guide. This article explains how to finally sort out those disorganized files using an MCP server alongside...

August 10, 2025

The Surprising Places C Language Is Used in 2025

Despite C++ being used in millions of games, the C language is only about 2.7% less popular. Today, C remains...

August 10, 2025

The Surprising Places C Language Is Used in 2025

Despite C++ being used in millions of games, the C language is only about 2.7% less popular. Today, C remains...

Terminal

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Testing

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Automated Web App Testing with Operative.sh and Cursor

Let’s say you’re building a web app in Cursor; you’ve got everything set up and you’re deep into development. Now, before anything goes live, every...

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Automated Web App Testing with Operative.sh and Cursor

Let’s say you’re building a web app in Cursor; you’ve got everything set up and you’re deep into development. Now, before anything goes live, every...

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Tools

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Tutorial

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Wallpaper App with Taskmaster AI

Tired of your cursor messing up your app because of a low context window? Well, today I’ve got the solution for you. This is a wallpapers app that I developed...

July 10, 2025

A Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Wallpaper App with Taskmaster AI

Tired of your cursor messing up your app because of a low context window? Well, today I’ve got the solution...

UI

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VS Code

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How to Use MCP Servers in Visual Studio Code

If you’ve been on the internet at all in the past couple of weeks, you may have seen this new concept called MCP. In this...

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Building a Full App with New VS Code AI Features: Agent Mode, MCP Servers, and More

In this article, I’m going to show you all of the new AI features that just dropped for Visual Studio Code. We’ve got agent mode,...

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6 Game-Changing VS Code AI Features You'll Love

New AI features are being added to VS Code almost every day. In this article, I want to show you five—actually, six, if you stick...

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