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Picture this: You’re at a tech conference, surrounded by developers evangelizing the latest framework that will “revolutionize everything.” Meanwhile, you’re sitting there with your trusty old stack, wondering if you’re the equivalent of that person still using Internet Explorer in 2023. Spoiler alert: you’re probably not. Here’s the uncomfortable truth that nobody talks about at those shiny conferences: the boring technologies that work are infinitely more valuable than the exciting ones that don’t....

Serverless functions are the shiny new toy that everyone wants to play with. They promise infinite scalability, zero infrastructure management, and that magical “pay-only-for-what-you-use” pricing model. But here’s the thing: just because you can put everything in a serverless function doesn’t mean you should. Let me be the party pooper who tells you why your serverless-first approach might be costing you more than just money—it might be costing you sanity, performance, and control over your own application....

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....

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....

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?...