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0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · May 14

"We live in a world of thought, not reality" 💙📚

0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Apr 26

Wanna Learn Regex In Depth? Here's the comprehensive and practical article
You'll learn everything from scratch with complete python code, so that you can easily follow along.
#IndieDevs #WritingCommunity

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Regex Mastery: Practical Guide

Master Regex with this practical guide, featuring Python examples for effective text manipulation skills

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0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Apr 21

I'm thinking of writing a hands on article on regex from scratch. It'll explain why do we even need t olearn it, can't we just use "find and replace" feature, amd all the concepts related to it and finally a simple python code with multiple tasks being solved using regex
#IndieDevs #WritingCommunity

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0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Apr 18

What if we don't write DOCTYPE?
What is the role of DOCTYPE, why do we need it and what will happen if we remove it. These are the questions that we will explore in this interesting and hands on article.
#IndieDevs #WritingCommunity #WebDev
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Why DOCTYPE Matters: Navigating Quirks Mode

Learn about Browser Quirks Mode, the importance of DOCTYPE, and how it affects web page rendering and compatibility across different browsers

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0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Apr 12

In this article, you'll understand
- How computers understand and represent text even though they work on binary digits, why do we need character encoding and the complete evolution of different encodings
#WritingCommunity #IndieDevs #ComputerScience

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Exploring UTF-8: Key to Character Encoding

Explore UTF-8 character encoding, its history, and why it's essential for representing diverse languages and symbols in computer systems efficiently

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0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Apr 5

In this article, I've just introduced what is HTML, why it is being used and where it came from. Finally I explained the 2 softwares you need to install and from the next article we'll start coding.
#WritingCommunity #IndieDevs #html

HTML Basics: A Beginner's Guide

Learn HTML basics: what it is, its origin, required tools, and get ready to create your first webpage with this beginner-friendly guide

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0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Apr 4

Writing my first article on Introduction to HTML
#WritingCommunity #IndieDevs

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0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Apr 3

Live --> chromewebstore.google.com/detail/jcoae...

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HackerNews Top 100 - Chrome Web Store

Shows today's top 100 HackerNews stories, updated hourly

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0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Apr 3

I built a chrome extension to show @newsycombinator.bsky.social
top 100 stories as your new tab background.

I thought why not build an extension to keep the top 100 stories in my new tab background.
Live link in the reply 👇
#opensource #indiedevs #extension #chrome

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0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Mar 10

Built a highlighter and annotation chrome extesion.
I read a lot on the web and there's no good way to highlight and annotate text that is privacy friendly. Hence I built it myself. Please check 👇 for the extension link
#indiedevs #opensource #buildinpublic

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0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Mar 8

Finished working on the chrome extension.
- Highlight in multiple colors
- Take notes
- Simpler UI for better user experience
- Completely Local
- OpenSource

Sent for review to chrome
#opensource #indiedevs #extension #chrome

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0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Mar 7

Working on a local open source Higlighter chrome extension
Next up, I'll add annotations and import/export features.
#indiedevs #opensource #extension

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0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Mar 7

Google was right
#opensource #indiedevs #openai #ai #google

0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Mar 5

I started reading the crafting interpreters book by @stuffwithstuff.com, I know I'll learn a lot, I'm super excited 📚💙
#indiedevs #java #c

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0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Mar 3

Thinking about giving angular a shot. How difficult would it be considering I'm familiar with react
#indiedevs #webdevs #react #angular

0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Mar 1

This cuts deep #MusicSky

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0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Mar 1

It's $20 but for how long?

AI orgs are losing money with $20 pricing. If I can remember correctly, once Sam said they are losing money on pro even with $200.
What do you think, how high can the price go up?
#AI #indiedevs #openai #chatgpt #cursor

0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Feb 28

Am I the only one who felt GPT 4.5 launch under whelming?
#AI #chatgpt #gpt #openAI #indiedevs

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0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Feb 28

Sad to see its shutting down. When I was in school I got my first freelance work as a game dev and that was the first time I used skype for an online interview
#skype #microsoft #indiedev

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0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Feb 27

I do OOPs and FP
You do COP (Chat oriented programming)
#developers #ai

0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Feb 22

Lets start

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0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Feb 21

If you want to learn how to build effective AI agents, then check this blog by Anthropic.
This is such a great article by @anthropic.com loved it

0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Feb 20

@windsurfai.bsky.social is delivering value 🔥
Deepseek usage is FREE !!!
#developers #ai

0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Feb 20

This is my favourite video when it comes to advice for software developers #developers #webdev

0xshadow @0x23d11.bsky.social · Feb 19

I'm very excited to see what Thinking Machines are going to cook.
I'm actually excited to see research papers and code that they claim to publish

What do you think guys?
#opensource #developers

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