Showcase Saturday: Introducing Decks — A Personal Knowledge BaseWelcome to this week’s showcase, where I’m excited to share the evolution of my project, Decks, a dedicated personal knowledge management application designed to help users organize and retrieve information efficiently.The Journey of DecksOriginally launched as a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform, Decks has undergone significant…

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Transforming Football Stats Tracking into an Interactive App: Seeking CollaborationAre you passionate about football and interested in creating a seamless experience for tracking match statistics? I am seeking assistance in developing a dedicated application that elevates the way I record and analyze data from my weekly five-a-side or seven-a-side football games.BackgroundFor years, I’ve been manually…

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Introducing use-scroll-fades: A Flexible React Hook for Seamless Scroll-Fade IndicatorsIn modern web development, providing intuitive navigation cues enhances user experience significantly. One common pattern is the use of scroll-fade indicators—visual cues that hint at additional content beyond the current viewport. While several libraries exist to implement such features, developers often encounter limitations regarding customization, performance,…

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Optimizing Feed Generation at Scale: Strategies for Database Design and ScalabilityIntroductionDesigning a scalable social media feed service presents unique challenges, particularly when it comes to managing follower relationships and efficiently generating user feeds. Whether building a platform similar to Twitter or any other social network, understanding the underlying database architecture and scaling strategies is crucial…

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Creating Engaging, Interactive Landing Pages: A Guide to Easy, No-Code SolutionsIn today’s digital landscape, capturing your audience’s attention often requires more than a simple headline and call-to-action. Many marketers and entrepreneurs crave interactive landing pages that provide a personalized experience — such as quizzes, multi-step forms, or customized results — to foster engagement and conversions.…

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Introducing JSONPal: A Comprehensive Web Application for JSON Operations — Seeking Your FeedbackAs a web developer, I frequently work with JSON files and objects, often juggling multiple tools to perform various JSON-related tasks. Recognizing the need for a more streamlined solution, I decided to create a single, intuitive web application to handle all my JSON…

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Troubleshooting Cookie Visibility Issues in Firefox Developer Tools for Modern Web ApplicationsIn web development, inspecting cookies is a fundamental step for debugging authentication, session management, and other client-server interactions. Many developers rely on the browser’s developer tools to verify that cookies are properly set and transmitted. However, encountering situations where cookies are sent by the…

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Introducing ListLinkd: Your All-in-One Platform for Books, Films, and Shows — The Journey So Far and Future PlansDuring my university summer break, I dedicated time to a personal passion project driven by a simple yet profound problem: I love tracking what I read and watch, but switching between multiple apps and platforms was becoming increasingly…

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Optimizing Database Performance in Laravel: Addressing Slow ORM Queries in Production EnvironmentsDeploying Laravel applications to production often reveals unforeseen performance challenges, especially when database interactions slow down unexpectedly. One common scenario involves queries that perform swiftly in development but become sluggish in the production environment. This article explores a real-world example of such an issue…

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