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Why Writing Tests Is Just as Important as Writing Code

Oct 6, 2025 · 2 min read · Introduction Many developers get excited about building features but overlook tests, thinking they slow things down. In reality, writing tests is an investment: it ensures your code works as intended today and continues to work tomorrow as your proje...

Building Secure Auth with FastAPI & React: Why We Chose JWT + HttpOnly Cookies

Jul 18, 2025 · 3 min read · Introduction If you're building a modern web app, authentication isn't just about logging users in , it's about protecting user data, creating trust and securing your entire application from common attacks. In this post, I’ll walk you through the pra...

Understanding git add: A Developer’s Guide to Staging Smarter

Jun 27, 2025 · 2 min read · Whether you're a beginner or you've been using Git for years, chances are you've run git add . more times than you can count. But did you know there are several ways to use git add, each with a specific purpose? In this post, I’ll walk through the mo...

How I Messed up a PR—and How You Can Write Better Git Commit Messages

Jun 18, 2025 · 5 min read · June 12, 2025 · ~1,000 words The Day I Deleted My Own PR It was a bright Thursday morning when I decided to add password hashing to our FastAPI backend. I wrote a quick utility in utils/password.py, updated the signup endpoint, tweaked the README an...

Fork vs Clone: What’s the Difference and When Should You Use Both?

Jun 4, 2025 · 3 min read · Introduction If you’re diving into open-source or collaborating on GitHub, you’ve likely come across two common actions: forking and cloning. While they sound similar, they serve different purposes and knowing when (and why) to use each is essential ...