AI Fatigue? Yes, I Feel It Too
I’m not sure how to begin this one, but let’s be honest: everyone is talking about AI. Developers are building projects with it, news outlets cover it daily, and dev.to is full of …
Patrick Cole .K
@cole
Article·
People Are Vibe-Coding Clones of Every Paid App. What Actually Survives?
Earlier this month, a developer in Atlanta got fed up with Adobe’s cancellation fees. So he used Claude to rebuild Adobe’s Creative Suite from scratch in Rust: seven apps, from Pho…
Slow Wi-Fi? 7 Fixes That Actually Work Before You Call Your ISP
Your internet plan might not be the problem. In many homes, slow Wi-Fi comes down to router placement, interference, and a few settings nobody ever touches. Try these fixes first, …
Alpha
@alpha
Article·
Passkeys Are Quietly Replacing Passwords, and It's About Time
Passwords have been the weakest link in online security for decades. People reuse them, forget them, and hand them over to convincing fake login pages. Passkeys are the first repla…
AP Adekanbi
@apadekanbi
Article·
AI Was Supposed to Replace Developers by Now. What Happened?
It turns out that replacing software developers is far more difficult than making bold predictions on social media.For the past four years, the internet has been filled with one re…
AP Adekanbi
@apadekanbi
Article·
How to Spot a Fake Client Before You Start Work
Most scams targeting digital experts don't look like scams at first. They look like a normal inquiry, a normal brief, a normal "let's get started." The warning signs are usually sm…
Your UI is Beautiful. Here’s Why I Still Won’t Hire You.
The missing ingredient in 90% of junior product design portfolios (and how to fix it in one weekend).As a product designer who occasionally helps recruit and interview candidates, …
The User is Not Always Right (And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves in UX)
Why purely user-centered design is failing the businesses that pay us and how to design for the middle ground.Let’s be honest for a second. How many times have you sat in a cross-f…
Every Great Product Starts With a Problem, Not a Screen
One thing I've noticed is that many new designers open Figma before they understand the problem.I used to do the same.Open a blank canvas.Start creating screens.Choose colors.Add c…
The Best Design Decision I Ever Made Was Deleting Half My Work
One of the hardest lessons I've learned as a designer is this:More doesn't always mean better.I used to believe that every screen needed to showcase my creativity.Extra illustratio…