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My name is Max. I’m a software engineer and a writer. I love building things and sharing my knowledge with others.
Building Google Chrome Extensions with JavaScript: From Zero to Hero
Ever wondered how those nifty little browser extensions work their magic? You know, the ones that block ads, translate pages, or remind you to drink water every hour (because apparently, we’ve devolved to the point where we need our browsers to keep us alive). Well, buckle up, because today we’re diving headfirst into the wonderfully chaotic world of Chrome extension development! Think of Chrome extensions as the Swiss Army knives of the browser world – compact, versatile, and occasionally sharp enough to cut yourself if you’re not careful....
Creating Cross-Platform Mobile Apps with Flutter and Dart: Your One-Stop Shop for Multi-Platform Domination
Picture this: you’re sipping your morning coffee, and your boss drops the classic bombshell – “We need this app on both iOS and Android… by next week.” Instead of spitting out your coffee and contemplating a career change, you simply smile and say, “No problem!” Welcome to the magical world of Flutter, where one codebase rules them all, and platform-specific nightmares are a thing of the past. The Cross-Platform Conundrum: Why Flutter is Your New Best Friend Let’s face it – maintaining separate codebases for iOS and Android is like trying to juggle flaming torches while riding a unicycle....
The Creation and Evolution of C: How One Language Shaped Modern Programming
Picture this: it’s 1972, bell-bottom jeans are all the rage, and somewhere in the hallowed halls of Bell Labs, a brilliant mind named Dennis Ritchie is about to accidentally create one of the most influential programming languages in history. Little did he know that his “simple” system programming language would become the grandfather of countless modern programming languages and the backbone of everything from your smartphone’s operating system to the servers powering your favorite websites....
The Case Against Always Using Object-Oriented Programming
Picture this: you’re at a developer meetup, and someone asks about solving a simple data transformation problem. Without missing a beat, half the room starts sketching class hierarchies on napkins, talking about abstract factories and strategy patterns. Meanwhile, the other half quietly wonders if we’ve collectively lost our minds. Don’t get me wrong – Object-Oriented Programming isn’t the villain in this story. It’s a powerful paradigm that has given us incredible software systems....
The Case Against Always Using Serverless Architecture
Picture this: you’re at a tech conference, and every third speaker is evangelizing serverless like it’s the holy grail of modern development. “No servers to manage!” they cry. “Infinite scale!” they promise. “Pay only for what you use!” they chant in unison. But here’s the thing – and I’m saying this as someone who’s deployed plenty of Lambda functions and Azure Functions in production – serverless isn’t always the answer, and treating it like a silver bullet is a recipe for architectural headaches....