WebHooks vs WebSockets: The Ultimate Battle for Real-Time Supremacy

Picture this: you’re building the next big thing in web applications, and suddenly you’re faced with a choice that could make or break your user experience. Do you go with WebHooks – the reliable messenger that knocks on your door when something important happens? Or do you choose WebSockets – the chatty friend who never hangs up the phone? Well, grab your favorite caffeinated beverage because we’re about to dive deep into this technological showdown....

August 7, 2025 · 10 min · 2094 words · Maxim Zhirnov

Why Your Obsession with Code Review Tools is Misplaced

Let me start with a confession that might ruffle some feathers: your shiny new AI-powered code review tool is probably making your code worse, not better. I know, I know. You just dropped a few hundred dollars on that premium subscription, and now you’re getting dopamine hits every time it flags another “potential issue.” But here’s the uncomfortable truth that nobody in the DevTools marketing department wants you to hear: you’ve fallen for the automation fallacy, and it’s time for an intervention....

August 7, 2025 · 10 min · 2115 words · Maxim Zhirnov

Introduction to Ballerina: The Programming Language That Actually Gets Cloud Computing

Picture this: you’re building yet another microservice, and you’re juggling YAML files, Docker configs, and Kubernetes manifests like a caffeinated circus performer. Sound familiar? Well, what if I told you there’s a programming language that was born in the cloud era and actually understands what you’re trying to do? Enter Ballerina – the programming language that doesn’t make you feel like you’re fighting the cloud, but dancing with it. What Makes Ballerina Special?...

August 6, 2025 · 12 min · 2351 words · Maxim Zhirnov

The Fallacy of 'Always Use a Framework': When Vanilla JS/Python/etc. is Better

Picture this: you walk into a modern development team meeting, casually mention you’re building something in vanilla JavaScript, and suddenly everyone’s looking at you like you just suggested using a stone tablet for documentation. “But why not React?” they ask, eyes wide with concern. “What about Vue? Angular? Surely you’re not going bare metal in 2025?” Well, buckle up, because I’m about to commit what some consider development heresy: sometimes, just sometimes, vanilla code isn’t just acceptable—it’s superior....

August 6, 2025 · 14 min · 2912 words · Maxim Zhirnov

Implementing Dynamic Configuration Mechanisms in Go Applications

Picture this: it’s 2 AM, your production service is drowning in traffic, and you desperately need to adjust the connection pool size. But here’s the kicker – your configuration is baked into the binary like a stubborn cookie that refuses to crumble. Sound familiar? Well, grab your favorite caffeinated beverage because we’re about to dive into the wonderful world of dynamic configuration management in Go, where changes happen faster than you can say “deployment pipeline....

August 5, 2025 · 15 min · 3154 words · Maxim Zhirnov