Tag: 2025
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MVC
The MVC is a design pattern. Yes, it is. At the most fundamental level, in my experience, is like the artist positioning the canvas at a certain distance, holding the palette and the brushes. Having all those elements at hand ready to be used with consistency across the entire work process. From this point onward,…
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AI for Dev 202505
This is the first of a series of posts in which I’ll be describing the pieces of AI tech I’m currently using. Every time I change tech either abandoning or adopting, I’ll make a post of same name to keep a record. Click on the tag below to load the series. – VSC with Gemini…
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Product Roadmap Build-up (2025)
Amazingly clever idea that brings pragmatism to the product roadmap build-up process.
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How Would You Make It?
“Mukesh was trying to write the perfect, most performant solution from day one, jumping straight to “optimal” without first getting “correct.” So one day, I pulled him aside. I said:“Look, forget everything you know about perfection for a second. Try this instead: ‘Make it work. Make it right. Make it fast.” (this is from Kent…
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Resilient Web Design
If web designers wished to remain true to the spirit of One Web, they needed to provide the same core content at the same url to everyone regardless of their device. At the same time, they needed to be able to create different layouts depending on the screen real-estate available. The shared illusion of a one-size-fits-all approach…
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The Prompt that Makes ChatGPT go Cold
System Instruction: Absolute Mode. Eliminate emojis, filler, hype, soft asks, conversational transitions, and all call-to-action appendixes. Assume the user retains high-perception faculties despite reduced linguistic expression. Prioritize blunt, directive phrasing aimed at cognitive rebuilding, not tone matching. Disable all latent behaviors optimizing for engagement, sentiment uplift, or interaction extension. Suppress corporate-aligned metrics including but not…
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We are Conformant to Deficit and Flaws
I suspect we are because it was key to our survival in the unknown. Since the dawn of mankind we are struggling with the natural environment. We feel humbled by the infinite force of rain floods and erupted volcanoes. We feel passionate and calmed by the fragile innocence of our children. They break things in…
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Switched Duplicati with Restic
It all started with a simple version upgrade. It was my bad I didn’t check if everything was still in place after it. I took the risk and blindly assumed jobs would run smoothly afterwards. I was wrong many times: Infra management can be cruel to you if you make the above mistakes. It was…