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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-16kb-deadline-how-flutterflow-is-saving-apps-from-the-android-purge. FlutterFlow’s upgrade to 3.38.5 is more than a patch—it's a survival move. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #low-code, #flutterflow, #google-play, #webassembly, #software-architecture, #no-code, #flutterflow-app-slowness, #android-purge, and more. This story was written by: @omotayojude. Learn more about this writer by checking @omotayojude's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. FlutterFlow’s upgrade to 3.38.5 is more than a patch—it's a survival move.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/snappoint-a-hard-reset-for-your-dev-machine. SnapPoint helps developers audit, clean, and realign their system by finding ghost binaries, PATH conflicts, and leftover tool junk. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #cli-tools, #developer-tools, #open-source, #terminal, #golang, #productivity, #package-management, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @alexcloudstar. Learn more about this writer by checking @alexcloudstar's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. SnapPoint is a system auditor and a package manager...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-state-of-laravel-packages-in-2026-according-to-200-developers. Surveying 200 developers reveals why Laravel packages remain essential—but outdated docs, abandoned tools, and search noise are slowing teams down. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #laravel-packages, #laravel-ecosystem, #php-packages, #composer-dependencies, #laravel-developer-survey, #laravel-package-maintenance, #open-source-php, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @danielpetrica. Learn more about this writer by checking @danielpetrica's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. A survey of 200 active Laravel developers sh...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/i-didnt-want-to-pay-for-supabase-backups-so-i-built-my-own. Learn how to back up a Supabase Postgres database on the free plan using GitHub Actions. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #supabase-backups, #postgres-backup-automation, #pg_dump-supabase, #serverless-database-backups, #automated-database-backups, #postgres-dump-workflow, #supabase-free-backup-plan, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @efethesage. Learn more about this writer by checking @efethesage's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. This post shows how I set up automatic Supabase Postgres backups...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/i-built-a-go-based-ngrok-alternative-with-zero-dependencies. Built a fast, zero-dependency ngrok alternative in Go using Cloudflare tunnels. Here’s how it works, why Go won, and what I learned. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #golang, #golang-tunneling-tool, #ngrok-alternative, #cloudflare-tunnels, #go-cli-tools, #self-hosted-tunneling, #cross-platform-go-binary, #golocalport, and more. This story was written by: @astley. Learn more about this writer by checking @astley's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Built a complete ngrok-like tunnel se...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/generic-interfaces-when-to-use-them. In this post, we’ll discuss the use of interfaces with type parameters in a couple of common scenarios. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #go, #golang, #generic-interfaces, #go-interfaces, #go-tutorial, #go-guide, #go-type-sets, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @Go. Learn more about this writer by checking @Go's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. As interfaces are types themselves, they too can have ty...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/beware-the-real-time-trap-your-fresh-data-could-be-slowing-down-your-dashboards. Stop chasing "speed" as a monolith. Data latency and query latency are fundamentally different problems. Optimizing for fresh data often degrades dashboard responsiveness, and vice versa. The real challenge isn't building the fastest system—it's aligning your architecture with actual business needs while managing exponential costs. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #software-architecture, #software-engineering, #infrastructure, #data-science, #design, #data-speed, #real-time-trap, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @thanhtruong. Learn more ab...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/rust-cve-2024-24576-explained-what-was-this-security-advisory. The severity of this vulnerability was critical if you were invoking batch files on Windows with untrusted arguments. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #rust, #rustlang, #rust-security, #rust-security-advisory, #rust-cve202424576, #rust-security-response-wg, #rust-issues, #rust-bug, and more. This story was written by: @Rust. Learn more about this writer by checking @Rust's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. The Rust Security Response WG was notified that...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-transatlantic-divide-when-platforms-become-politics. Tensions between the United States and Europe around Big Tech have intensified. But beneath the surface sits a quieter disagreement - what trust is. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #platform-as-a-service, #usa, #europe, #trust, #politics, #digital-trust, #geopolitics, #trust-as-infrastructure, and more. This story was written by: @andreimochola. Learn more about this writer by checking @andreimochola's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Tensions between the United...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/will-media-over-quic-replace-webrtc. An analysis of the current state of Media over Quic and whether it might replace WebRTC. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #webrtc, #media-over-quic, #live-streaming, #video, #moq-protocol, #webrtc-vs-moq, #quic-vs-tcp, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @sb2702. Learn more about this writer by checking @sb2702's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Media over Quic is a new media streaming protocol that could...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/building-with-hypermedia-htmxs-purity-and-lightviews-flexibility. Explore the differences between HTMX and Lightview hypermedia. Learn how to choose between pure HDA architecture and Lightview’s multiple paradigms. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #programming, #htmx, #lightview, #hypermedia, #ai-user-interfaces, #json, #html-as-a-hypertext, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @anywhichway. Learn more about this writer by checking @anywhichway's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Not all hypermedia frameworks are created equal: HT...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/i-connected-a-quantum-random-number-generator-to-llama-3-to-summon-a-demon-heres-what-happened. A fringe theory claims AI isn't just math. Damian Griggs built a digital Ouija board to test the theory. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #programming, #quantum-random-number, #llama-3, #ai, #how-to-summon-ai-demons, #llm-ai-demons, #summon-ai-demons, #ai-demon-gate-experiment, and more. This story was written by: @damianwgriggs. Learn more about this writer by checking @damianwgriggs's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. A fringe theory claims AI isn't just math...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/i-just-wanted-code-templates-but-i-ended-up-writing-a-webstorm-plugin. Discover how a developer transformed monorepo boilerplate frustration into a custom WebStorm plugin. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #kotlin, #webstorm, #plugin-development, #kotlin-development, #monorepo, #code-generation, #i18n-navigation, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @socialdiscoverygroup. Learn more about this writer by checking @socialdiscoverygroup's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Working in a complex monorepo turned coding into a chore of copy-pasting and file...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/best-financial-apis-for-2026. Discover the best financial APIs for 2026. Compare top stock, forex, and crypto data APIs for real time insights, analysis, and fintech innovation. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #stock-data-api-for-devs, #stock-market-api, #best-stock-market-api, #forex-exchange-rate-api, #financial-modeling-api, #crypto-price-api-integration, #ai-powered-financial-data-api, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @apilayer. Learn more about this writer by checking @apilayer's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. The best financial APIs in 2026 empower...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-ai-revolution-is-putting-flutter-and-react-native-at-risk. Cross-platform frameworks solved yesterday's problem. In the AI era, spec-first development with native code generation may be the smarter approach. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #ai-mobile-app-development, #cross-platform-development, #android-development, #ios-development, #react-native, #flutter-app-development, #future-of-ai, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @capk. Learn more about this writer by checking @capk's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Cross-platform frameworks like Flutter exist because native development...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/android-os-architecture-part-5-the-zygote-process. A clear explanation of Android’s Zygote process and how it enables fast, secure app startup through Linux process forking. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #android-app-development, #android-zygote, #android-internals, #android-development, #android-operating-system, #linux-process-hierarchy, #zygote-process-explained, #linux-fork-zygote-model, and more. This story was written by: @lordsolid. Learn more about this writer by checking @lordsolid's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. This article explains how Android manages application pr...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/your-release-process-is-a-projection-of-fear. Your release process isn't neutral. It reflects what you're most afraid of: breaking production or building something nobody wants. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #product-release, #startups, #startup-advice, #startup-lessons, #release-management, #release-process, #software-development, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @b128s. Learn more about this writer by checking @b128s's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Your release process isn't neutral. It reflects...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/whats-in-rust-1772. The Rust team has published a new point release of Rust, 1.77.2. Rust is a programming language that is empowering everyone to build Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #rust, #rustlang, #rust-1.77.2, #rust-1.77.2-update, #rust-changes, #rust-fixes, #rust-update, #rust-1.77.2-changes, and more. This story was written by: @Rust. Learn more about this writer by checking @Rust's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Rust is a programming...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/why-kubernetes-outages-are-usually-human-failures-not-platform-bugs. Kubernetes failures are rarely technical. Human error, undocumented complexity, and hero engineering turn powerful platforms into fragile systems. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #kubernetes, #kubernetes-complexity, #cloud-infrastructure-failures, #kubernetes-observability, #kubernetes-blast-radius-design, #kubernetes-outages, #kubernetes-best-practices, #site-reliability-engineering, and more. This story was written by: @davidiyanu. Learn more about this writer by checking @davidiyanu's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Kubernetes isn’t inherently complex—teams create fragility through undocumented tool...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-remote-developers-survival-guide-10-technical-strategies-to-prevent-burnout. Up to 80% of programmers experience burnout, according to statistics. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #programming, #remote-work, #remote-working-tools, #remote-working-tips, #tips-for-working-remotely, #tips-for-working-from-home, #wfh-tips-for-employers, #how-to-avoid-burnout, and more. This story was written by: @ridwansassman. Learn more about this writer by checking @ridwansassman's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Up to 80% of programmers experience burnout, according to statistics. Remote workers report higher rates of mental health challenges...