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Building My Dream Desk Setup Starts With a Powerful Gaming PC
Mar 30, 2026A great desk setup is more than aesthetics—it starts with the hardware underneath. Here's why I made the trip to Microcenter in Indianapolis to build my dream gaming PC from scratch.
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What No One Tells You About Publishing Your First iOS App Solo
Mar 23, 2026Submitting TRASH DAY to the App Store wasn't hard—but it was a lot of steps. Here's what caught me off guard as a solo developer going through the process for the first time.
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Introducing TRASH DAY — Never Miss a Pickup
Mar 14, 2026I built an iOS app so I’d stop forgetting trash and recycling day. Set your address once, get smart reminders and your full schedule at a glance—no account, one-time purchase.
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Why I Love the Logitech MX Mechanical as a Developer
Mar 2, 2026Tactile Quiet switches, multi-device switching, and smart backlighting make the MX Mechanical my go-to keyboard for long coding sessions—here's why.
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Building an Ad-Free Tic-Tac-Toe PWA with Cursor—With My Nephew in the Room
Feb 28, 2026Tired of ads ruining simple games with my 5-year-old nephew, I built a tic-tac-toe PWA with Cursor while he watched—no code literacy needed, just seeing something get made. We tested on his iPad and kept adding features as we played.
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v0—Brainstorm UI Designs in Minutes, Not Hours
Feb 5, 2026v0 by Vercel turns rough ideas into working UI in minutes. Here's why it's become my go-to for rapid prototyping and brainstorming design directions.
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Frontend Mentor—Learn to Code by Building Real Projects
Feb 5, 2026Frontend Mentor offers 100+ design-to-code challenges that mirror real-world work. Here's why it's become a go-to for developers building portfolio-worthy projects.
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Why Warp Is My Go-To Terminal
Jan 2, 2026Warp isn't just another terminal skin—it reimagines the command line with blocks, AI, and IDE-like editing. Here's why it's worth trying.
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JavaScript Challenges That Trump the Normal Developer
Jan 31, 2025Tricky JS puzzles that trip up even experienced devs—closures, this, coercion, and the event loop.
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Custom Alphabetical Order — A C# Coding Challenge
Jan 30, 2024Check if a list of words is sorted according to a custom alphabet. Problem breakdown and a C# solution.
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