dns-record-simplify.hashnode.devUnderstanding Network DevicesHow the internet reaches your home or office Before we dive into devices, let’s get a high-level view. Imagine the internet as a highway: Your home or office is a house at the end of the street Information travels in packets like cars on the highwa...Jan 28·3 min read
dns-record-simplify.hashnode.devHow DNS Resolution WorksDNS: the internet’s phonebook (quick recap) The internet runs on numbers.Humans remember names. DNS (Domain Name System) exists to solve this gap. When you type google.com in a browser, DNS helps translate that name into an IP address so your compute...Jan 28·4 min read
dns-record-simplify.hashnode.devGetting Started with cURLHow do programs talk to servers? Before we talk about cURL, let’s understand one simple thing: what is a server? A server is just a computer somewhere on the internet that waits for requests and sends back responses. Your browser talks to a server t...Jan 28·3 min read
dns-record-simplify.hashnode.devDNS Record Types ExplainedDNS Made Simple: A Beginner-Friendly Guide How does a browser know where a website lives? When you type www.example.com into your browser and press Enter, something almost magical happens. Within seconds, the website appears on your screen. But here’...Jan 28·4 min read
git-for-beginners-basic-and-essential.hashnode.devWhy Version Control Exists: The Pendrive ProblemBefore Git, GitHub, and modern collaboration tools became standard, software development relied on surprisingly fragile workflows. Developers didn’t always have branches, commits, or pull requests. Instead, they had pendrives, emails, and folders nam...Jan 11·3 min read