Coding in the Shadows: When Tutorials Cross the Moral Firewall

Coding in the Shadows: When Tutorials Cross the Moral Firewall

Let’s get one thing straight - I didn’t write this article from a dimly lit basement using a burner laptop. Though I did consider wearing sunglasses indoors for dramatic effect. The dark web’s programming tutorials present a classic “spiderman problem” - with great technical power comes great ethical responsibility. Today, we’ll dissect this digital Janus face while building actual tools (because what’s philosophy without a little code gymnastics?). The Dual-Edged ....

April 10, 2025 · 4 min · 676 words · Maxim Zhirnov
How I Taught Robots to Read My Doctor's Prescriptions (And Yours Too)

How I Taught Robots to Read My Doctor's Prescriptions (And Yours Too)

Let’s face it - my handwriting looks like an electrocuted spider did the tango on paper. Yet somehow, modern ML systems can decipher even my prescription pad hieroglyphics. Today, we’ll build our own handwriting recognition engine that can read anything from love letters to pharmacy notes (disclaimer: not liable for misread romantic proposals). The Great Ink Heist: Stealing Knowledge from Pixels Handwriting recognition is like teaching a robot to understand 7....

April 9, 2025 · 4 min · 659 words · Maxim Zhirnov
The Death of Monoliths: Are We Overcomposing Simple Applications?

The Death of Monoliths: Are We Overcomposing Simple Applications?

Picture this: you’re building a doghouse. You grab some plywood, a saw, and nails. Suddenly your neighbor appears wearing architect glasses and a Kubernetes hoodie. “You should really use microservices for that,” he says. “Each leg could be an independent service!” We’ve reached peak “microservices everything” culture, and it’s time for an intervention. Why We Fell in Love with Distribution Let me tell you a story about my friend Dave. Dave made the perfect todo app - a single Python file that could:...

April 9, 2025 · 4 min · 648 words · Maxim Zhirnov
Embracing Chaos: How to Build Simple Apps That Don't Explode in Your Face

Embracing Chaos: How to Build Simple Apps That Don't Explode in Your Face

Picture this: you’re building a cute little TODO app. “It’ll take a weekend,” you tell yourself. Fast forward six months and you’re debugging race conditions in your custom WebSocket implementation while your database schema resembles a Jackson Pollock painting. Been there? Let’s talk about strategic complexity management. Why Your Cat Couldn’t Care Less About Your Architecture Most apps start as innocent greenfield projects. Like overeager gardeners, we keep planting features until our codebase resembles Amazon rainforest vegetation....

April 8, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Maxim Zhirnov
Should Coders Carry the Can When Tech Goes Rogue? A Developer's Dilemma

Should Coders Carry the Can When Tech Goes Rogue? A Developer's Dilemma

The Ethical Hot Potato of Software Development Picture this: You bake a delicious cake, someone uses it to smash windows, and suddenly you’re getting sued for architectural damages. Absurd? Maybe. But in our digital kitchen, this metaphorical bakery exists - and we’re all part of the recipe. Let’s dissect this layered torte of responsibility with actual code samples and legal spice. Why Your Code Isn’t Just Your Business class EthicalValidator: def __init__(self, functionality): self....

April 8, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Maxim Zhirnov