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Building with Bolt — A Prompt-Driven Dev Experiment

Bolt promises to speed up building prototypes and simple apps. It handles plain English prompts, giving you usable React code to build on.

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We often ask for a pair when we're stuck, but pairing for spike work can be critical to laying a safe path forward.

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IDEs can't replace the benefits of working with a human when debugging. Here’s why pairing is still better than relying solely on AI IDEs.

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In this guide, I’ll walk you through how I’ve been able to effectively use Roo Code in my development workflow.

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Adding security or encryption to a project can be daunting. It's tough even to know where to start. Here are a few things to keep in mind.

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I'll outline factors that may complicate a data or service migration. I'll also walk through a few important factors to consider.

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I'm working on a project built with NextJS, and a problem every software developer has to solve is showing up for me: date off by one.

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After working on a security-focused software development project for a while, I’ve learned quite a bit and will share some security tips.

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If your web app uses a Postgres database, you're already most of the way to live updates in the browser. Here's how to use LISTEN/NOTIFY.

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Feature flags are often represented as on/off switches. But what happens when they need to represent more states?

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API documentation can turn integrating a service from a three-day endeavor to a 10-plus-day endeavor depending on its quality.

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Learning to effectively test in frameworks like Angular is difficult. Here's a method that helped me write unit tests in front-end frameworks.