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Why MVC is Still a Cheat Code for Modernizing Corporate Brands

dev.toFeb 18, 2026

When I was assigned to rebuild a website for a subsidiary brand during my internship, I was met with a total disaster. The old site was the definition of "clunky." It was non-responsive, cramped, and looked like it hadn't been touched since 2010. If you tried…

Introduction to abstract syntax trees (AST)

dev.toFeb 18, 2026

What is an abstract syntax tree? An abstract syntax tree (AST) is a tree representation of the structure of source code. Each node in the tree denotes a construct occurring in the source code. The abstract means it doesn't represent every detail of the real s…

One-Pixel Attacks: Why Computer Vision Security Is Broken

dev.toFeb 18, 2026

State-of-the-art image classifiers can identify thousands of objects with near-human accuracy. They power self-driving cars, medical diagnostics, and security systems. But a 2019 paper by Su et al. proved something unsettling: you can make these systems compl…

Why Smart Greenhouses Are Becoming the Future of Modern Farming

dev.toFeb 18, 2026

I used to think greenhouses were just simple structures to protect plants from extreme weather. But after learning more about how modern systems work today, it’s clear they’re evolving into something much bigger a combination of agriculture, technology, and d…

Secure by Design - Building Fortresses, Not Just Fixing Leaks

dev.toFeb 18, 2026

Secure by Design: Building Fortresses, Not Just Fixing Leaks In our journey through cybersecurity foundations, we’ve explored layers of defense, minimal access, and checks and balances. While those are vital tools, they often feel like "add-ons." Today, we sh…

How to Build a Waitlist for Your Startup in 2026: The Complete Guide

dev.toFeb 18, 2026

How to Build a Waitlist for Your Startup in 2026: The Complete Guide Here's the hard truth: most products that launch cold — no audience, no list, no anticipation — die cold. A startup waitlist isn't just a "coming soon" page. It's a demand-validation engine,…

Test Automation at Scale: Challenges and Proven Solutions

dev.toFeb 18, 2026

Test automation works well in small projects. A few unit tests, some API checks, maybe a UI suite, and the team feels confident. But as systems grow, teams expand, and releases become frequent, test automation at scale becomes a completely different challenge…

Hiring for AI Ethics

dev.toFeb 18, 2026

When Nathalie Berdat joined the BBC two years ago as “employee number one” in the data governance function, she entered a role that barely existed in media organisations a decade prior. Today, as Head of Data and AI Governance, Berdat represents the vanguard …

Repeat Yourself

dev.toFeb 18, 2026

Turns out if you repeat your prompt, the model gives you a better answer. Not a smarter model. Not a bigger context window. Not chain of thought. You just say the same thing twice and it works better. Google researchers tested this across Gemini, GPT, Claude,…

SwiftUI in Real Apps

dev.toFeb 18, 2026

We've all seen the tutorials. A developer on YouTube builds a beautiful weather app in ten minutes. It all looks easy. Drag a few views around, drop in some \@State and it works. You decide to try it when your boss asks for three new features. A few minutes o…

Benefits of IoT Testing

dev.toFeb 18, 2026

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a technology that enables devices to communicate with each other over the Internet, creating smart solutions for our daily lives. IoT is transforming how we interact with technology, from smart thermostats and fitness bands to …

Least Privilege: The Security Habit That Pays Off Every Day

dev.toFeb 18, 2026

If you could make just one change that reduces your organization’s risk across every system—endpoints, servers, SaaS apps, cloud, databases, CI/CD—it would be adopting Least Privilege. Least Privilege means: a user, application, or system should have only the…