
React doesn't re-render when 'props' change
Yeah, I know. the statement sounds wrong, every React tutorial, stack overflow answer, and generally senior devs explanation starts with… 'React re-renders when props change'
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React doesn't re-render when 'props' change
Yeah, I know. the statement sounds wrong, every React tutorial, stack overflow answer, and generally senior devs explanation starts with… 'React re-renders when props change'

Redis is more than JUST a cache
You slap it in front of your database, add a TTL, watch your response times drop from 500ms to 50ms, and move on. Redis quietly does its job. The system feels faster.

Watching attention SHRINK in real time
I don't think people today are bad at focusing… I think they're rarely allowed to. You see it in the smallest gaps… waiting in line, on redlights pause…

WebSockets explained like a human!
At some point, every web developer tries to build something “real-time” and ends up abusing HTTP. Polling, long polling, weird and wild hacks.

Why I code in long stretches instead of pomodoro!
This article is purely my take on the pomodoro thingy, like why I code in longer stretches and stay away from productivity hacks like pomodoro.

If I were starting software engineering in 2026, This is how I'd do it
I've been thinking about this a lot lately. Everywhere I look, people are either overly excited about AI or quietly anxious about it.

Stephen Hawing BLACK HOLE
So basically is a book or a thesis by BBC news, And also named as “Reith lectures by BBC news”. No doubt this is one of the best short book having so many…
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