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Let’s be honest: building software usually hurts. If you have a great idea for a tool—like a Telegram bot that automatically translates messages—you usually have two choices: But the game […]
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Clean Code: Mastering the Decorator Design Pattern in C
In modern software development, we are constantly told to follow the S.O.L.I.D principles. But in the real world, requirements grow, and classes quickly become “God Objects”—bloated files that handle business […]
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As .NET developers, we often reach for Entity Framework Core (EF Core) as our default data access layer. Typically, we spin up a single AppDbContext, register it in our Dependency […]
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One of the quickest ways to kill your API’s performance is to force the user to wait for things they don’t actually need to witness. If a user clicks “Register,” […]
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Why Ultahost is the Future of Web Hosting: NVMe Speed, Total Privacy, and Crypto Payments
Finding the right web host used to be a choice between “fast but expensive” or “cheap but slow.” But the landscape is changing. If you are a developer, a privacy […]
Read MoreSecure Your Local Development: Generate HTTPS Certificates for .test or .internal Domains
In today’s web development landscape, HTTPS isn’t just for production—it’s a necessity for local development and testing. Modern browsers enforce strict security policies, and features like authentication cookies or service […]
Read MoreEmbracing Clean Code: Why Quick Hacks Are OK—But Only Temporarily
Introduction If you’ve been coding for more than a minute, you know the feeling: you’re under pressure to get a feature out ASAP or fix a critical bug. In these […]
Read MoreDo not returns null
If you create a method that return a list and you don’t have data, always return empty list instead of null. This would allow the caller to iterate the list […]
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