Programming Tech Brief By HackerNoon

Programming Tech Brief By HackerNoon

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Episodes(40 episodes)

Why 70% of Developers Don’t Trust Plugins—and How I Built a Fix

Why 70% of Developers Don’t Trust Plugins—and How I Built a Fix

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/why-70percent-of-developers-dont-trust-pluginsand-how-i-built-a-fix. Do you suffer from 'Dependency Anxiety'? 60% of Laravel developers spend up to 30 minutes just vetting a single package. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #software-architecture, #software-engineering, #product-management, #infrastructure, #data-science, #devops, #laravel-octane, #filament, 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. Do you suffer from 'Dependency Anxiety'? 60% of Laravel developers...
Published: Jan 23, 2026Duration: 3:50
Your First Interactive Plot in Python: A Hands-On Plotly Guide

Your First Interactive Plot in Python: A Hands-On Plotly Guide

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/your-first-interactive-plot-in-python-a-hands-on-plotly-guide. Plotly is a Python toolbox that lets you create interactive charts. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #python, #data-science, #plotly, #charts, #matplotlib, #python-toolbox, #interactive-charts-python, #python-charts, and more. This story was written by: @programmingcentral. Learn more about this writer by checking @programmingcentral's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Plotly is a Python toolbox that lets you create interactive charts. The magic of Plotly lies in...
Published: Jan 23, 2026Duration: 8:12
Tracing Personal Data Through APIs

Tracing Personal Data Through APIs

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/tracing-personal-data-through-apis. Learn how to identify privacy-relevant API methods using dependency analysis and GDPR-aligned labels to improve software privacy reviews. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #code-review, #static-code-analysis, #data-protection-tooling, #code-review-automation, #automated-compliance, #data-protection-by-design, #secure-api-design, #privacy-engineering, and more. This story was written by: @codereview. Learn more about this writer by checking @codereview's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. This article outlines a dependency-aware approach to identifying privacy-relevant API...
Published: Jan 22, 2026Duration: 3:59
4 Surprising Ways Your API Gateway Can Handle Generative AI

4 Surprising Ways Your API Gateway Can Handle Generative AI

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/4-surprising-ways-your-api-gateway-can-handle-generative-ai. Companies are leaping on this AI-driven opportunity using tools like chatbots and AI agents to innovate and work smarter. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #api-gateway, #api-integration, #artificial-intelligence, #ai-agent, #agentic-ai, #ai-boom, #generative-ai, #ai-apis, and more. This story was written by: @padmanabhamv. Learn more about this writer by checking @padmanabhamv's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Companies are leaping on this AI-driven opportunity using tools...
Published: Jan 22, 2026Duration: 6:37
AWS Serverless is the Boring Choice that Keeps Working

AWS Serverless is the Boring Choice that Keeps Working

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/aws-serverless-is-the-boring-choice-that-keeps-working. Modern engineering is about results, not hype. Explore why AWS Serverless is the "boring" choice that wins on scalability, cost, and operational focus. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #aws-serverless, #cloud-computing, #software-architecture, #engineering-management, #sqs-eventbridge-cron, #dynamodb-serverless-database, #vercel-to-aws-migration, #ext.js-on-aws, and more. This story was written by: @opustovit. Learn more about this writer by checking @opustovit's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. While "boring" tech doesn't...
Published: Jan 21, 2026Duration: 25:28
How to Build a Status Monitoring Service in Go

How to Build a Status Monitoring Service in Go

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-to-build-a-status-monitoring-service-in-go. Build a Go-based monitoring app that probes services, opens/closes incidents, sends Teams/Slack alerts, and exports Prometheus metrics in Docker. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #golang, #monitoring-microservices, #software-architecture, #go-monitoring-service, #prometheus-metrics, #docker-compose-monitoring, #postgresql-incident-tracking, #grafana-dashboards, and more. This story was written by: @wole. Learn more about this writer by checking @wole's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. This tutorial walks through building StatusD, a...
Published: Jan 21, 2026Duration: 8:43
How to Access Your YubiKey in Go on Windows

How to Access Your YubiKey in Go on Windows

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-to-access-your-yubikey-in-go-on-windows. Learn how to access a YubiKey in Go on Windows, read PIV certificates, and sign data securely using piv-go and native WinSCard APIs. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #golang-security, #yubikey-go-integration, #yubikey-piv-go, #piv-go-windows, #hardware-security-keys-go, #go-smart-card-windows, #yubikey-signing-go, #secure-authentication-go, and more. This story was written by: @@pheonix. Learn more about this writer by checking @@pheonix's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Programmatic access lets you integrate...
Published: Jan 20, 2026Duration: 1:33
When Improving Processes Makes System Worse

When Improving Processes Makes System Worse

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/when-improving-processes-makes-system-worse. Why delivery failures rarely happen suddenly, and how small, reasonable decisions slowly create fragile systems long before incidents appear. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #software-engineering, #software-development, #systems-thinking, #software-reliability, #risk-management, #engineering-culture, #legacy-code, #legacy-systems, and more. This story was written by: @rfedorchuk. Learn more about this writer by checking @rfedorchuk's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Most delivery failures do not happen suddenly. They emerge...
Published: Jan 20, 2026Duration: 5:40
Container-aware GOMAXPROCS: What it is and Why It's Important

Container-aware GOMAXPROCS: What it is and Why It's Important

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/container-aware-gomaxprocs-what-it-is-and-why-its-important. In this post, we will dive into how Go schedules goroutines, how that scheduling interacts with container-level CPU controls, and how Go can perform better. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #go, #golang, #gomaxprocs, #go-1.25, #go-new-update, #goroutines, #container-orchestration, #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. Go 1.25 includes new...
Published: Jan 19, 2026Duration: 9:57
How to Turn On File History in Windows 11 Using Control Panel, PowerShell, or Group Policy

How to Turn On File History in Windows 11 Using Control Panel, PowerShell, or Group Policy

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-to-turn-on-file-history-in-windows-11-using-control-panel-powershell-or-group-policy. Learn how to enable File History on Windows 11 to back up files locally using Control Panel, PowerShell, or Group Policy—no cloud required. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #windos-11-updates, #windows-11-file-history, #local-backup-windows-11, #windows-backup-alternatives, #file-history-group-policy, #file-history-powershell, #windows-11-backup-settings, #windows-11-backup-tutorial, and more. This story was written by: @vigneshwaran. Learn more about this writer by checking @vigneshwaran's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Fi...
Published: Jan 19, 2026Duration: 7:22
AI Coding Tip 003 - Force Read-Only Planning

AI Coding Tip 003 - Force Read-Only Planning

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/ai-coding-tip-003-force-read-only-planning. Set your AI code assistant to read-only state before it touches your files. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #ai-coding, #clean-code, #ai-coding-tips, #ai-coding-assistants, #hackernoon-top-story, #force-read-only, #read-only-planning-cyclr, #ai-coding-help, and more. This story was written by: @mcsee. Learn more about this writer by checking @mcsee's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Set your AI code assistant to read-only state before it touches your files.
Published: Jan 18, 2026Duration: 5:36
How Browsers Turn Web Requests Into Pixels on Your Screen

How Browsers Turn Web Requests Into Pixels on Your Screen

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-browsers-turn-web-requests-into-pixels-on-your-screen. A deep dive into how browsers render web pages—from DNS and HTML parsing to layout, painting, and GPU compositing. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #web-performance-optimization, #critical-rendering-path-crp, #browser-rendering-pipeline, #dom-and-cssom, #layout-paint-compositing, #gpu-acceleration-web, #css-performance, and more. This story was written by: @raju01. Learn more about this writer by checking @raju01's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. What the web browsers do when a user re...
Published: Jan 17, 2026Duration: 13:23
Laravel 12 Prompts Guide: Prompt Types, Validation, and an Interactive Seeder Generator Example

Laravel 12 Prompts Guide: Prompt Types, Validation, and an Interactive Seeder Generator Example

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/laravel-12-prompts-guide-prompt-types-validation-and-an-interactive-seeder-generator-example. Laravel Prompts brings beautiful, zero-dependency interactive CLI prompts to Laravel 12—types, validation, and a seeder generator example included. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #laravel, #laravel-prompts, #laravel-12, #php-command-line-ui, #laravel-console-commands, #laravel-artisan-commands, #laravel-12-prompts-guide, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @vatsalacharya. Learn more about this writer by checking @vatsalacharya's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Laravel Prompts is a lightweight, zero-dependency toolkit for bu...
Published: Jan 17, 2026Duration: 29:16
A Sustainable Code Review Process for Busy Teams (PERFECT)

A Sustainable Code Review Process for Busy Teams (PERFECT)

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/a-sustainable-code-review-process-for-busy-teams-perfect. A clear, practical guide to code review: why it matters, the PERFECT principles, and how to build an effective review process. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #code-review, #software-engineering, #team-management, #productivity, #product-management, #software-architecture, #sustainable-code-review, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @bastrich. Learn more about this writer by checking @bastrich's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. A clear, practical guide to code review...
Published: Jan 16, 2026Duration: 14:51
HARmageddon is cancelled: how we taught Playwright to replay HAR with dynamic parameters

HARmageddon is cancelled: how we taught Playwright to replay HAR with dynamic parameters

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/harmageddon-is-cancelled-how-we-taught-playwright-to-replay-har-with-dynamic-parameters. We taught Playwright to find the correct HAR entry even when query/body values change and prevented reusing entities with dynamic identifiers. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #cicd, #playwright, #har, #ci-cd-solutions, #e2e, #e2e-testing, #correct-har-entry, #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. Playwright is a tool...
Published: Jan 16, 2026Duration: 15:53
From RxJS to Signals: The Future of State Management in Angular

From RxJS to Signals: The Future of State Management in Angular

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/from-rxjs-to-signals-the-future-of-state-management-in-angular. Angular 19+ makes Signals the default for local state. This guide shows how to balance Signals, RxJS, and NgRx and refactor legacy patterns safely. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #angular, #angular-signals, #rxjs, #ngrx, #state-management, #web-development, #frontend-architecture, #angular-tutorial, and more. This story was written by: @jesspat103. Learn more about this writer by checking @jesspat103's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Angular Signals are not...
Published: Jan 14, 2026Duration: 10:56
The Long Now of the Web: Inside the Internet Archive’s Fight Against Forgetting

The Long Now of the Web: Inside the Internet Archive’s Fight Against Forgetting

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-long-now-of-the-web-inside-the-internet-archives-fight-against-forgetting. A deep dive into the Internet Archive's custom tech stack. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #tech-stack, #futurism, #internet-archive, #wayback-machine, #ipfs, #dweb, #data-storage, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @zbruceli. Learn more about this writer by checking @zbruceli's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. A deep dive into the Internet Archive's custom tech stack.
Published: Jan 14, 2026Duration: 40:19
Premium vs Non-Premium Domains: What You’re Really Paying For

Premium vs Non-Premium Domains: What You’re Really Paying For

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/premium-vs-non-premium-domains-what-youre-really-paying-for. Premium vs non-premium domains explained. Learn what you’re actually paying for, from pricing models to long-term technical and product tradeoffs. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #domains, #startups, #web-development, #saas, #product-management, #entrepreneurship, #internet, #technology, 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. A premium domain is not just a do...
Published: Jan 13, 2026Duration: 6:24
Go: The Testing/Synctest Package Explained

Go: The Testing/Synctest Package Explained

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/go-the-testingsynctest-package-explained. In Go 1.25, the testing/synctest package has graduated from experiment to general availability. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #go, #golang, #go-testing-package, #go-synctest, #asynchronous-function, #synctest-experiment, #go-tutorial, #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. Go 1.25 introduces the `testing/synctest` package. This package can significantly simplify writing tests for concurrent...
Published: Jan 12, 2026Duration: 24:23
Rust's WASI Targets: What's Changing?

Rust's WASI Targets: What's Changing?

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/rusts-wasi-targets-whats-changing. In this post we'll discuss the introduction of the new targets, the motivation behind it, and what that means for existing WASI targets. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #rust, #rustlang, #wasm, #wasm32, #wasip2, #wasi-targets, #rust-changes, #rust-update, 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 1.78 will introduce new `wasm32...
Published: Jan 11, 2026Duration: 7:13