PPowerduckinblogs.powerduck.com·2h ago · 3 min readThe agent refactored that tiny function for clarity. It doubled the runtime.The PR looked great. The agent had pulled a 40-line function out of a 1200-line file, split it into three small helpers, named the variables better, and added docstrings. Every existing test passed. T00
MEMiller Eliasineliasmiller.hashnode.dev·6h ago · 8 min readRethinking Markdown-to-PDF: Moving Document Compilation from Serverless Puppeteer to In-Browser AST PipelinesGenerating publication-grade PDF documents from Markdown—complete with code syntax highlighting, math formulas, and proper page breaks—is a foundational requirement for developer platforms, API docume00
ZZippicinzippic.hashnode.dev·6h ago · 6 min readHow In-Browser Image Compression Works with WebAssemblyFor years, "compress this image online" meant "upload it to someone's server." That's no longer necessary. Modern browsers can run the same battle-tested C, C++ and Rust codecs that servers use, thank00
MEMiller Eliasineliasmiller.hashnode.dev·6h ago · 5 min readBuilding a Zero-Upload PDF Merger: Client-Side Binary Stitching with WebAssembly and ArrayBuffersFor over a decade, web-based document utilities have relied on a classic client-server model: users upload documents over HTTP to a cloud cluster (typically running headless LibreOffice, Ghostscript, 00
APAmaresh Pelletiindevtoolhub.hashnode.dev·9h ago · 7 min readRedis 8.6: What Changed in Performance and Event StreamsOriginally published on DevToolHub. Redis 8.6 went GA in February 2026 and the latest patch, 8.6.7, shipped September 17 with security fixes only — the feature set has been stable for months. The hea00
SKSumit Kumarintoolifyra.hashnode.dev·10h ago · 4 min readPNG to WebP: Lossy vs Lossless and How to Shrink Your Website ImagesI'm Sumit Kumar, founder of TooliFyra. If you run a website, image weight is probably the cheapest speed win available. Many sites still serve large PNGs for logos, screenshots and graphics. WebP can 00
SIstamp IQinstampiqhashnodedev.hashnode.dev·15h ago · 6 min readArchitecting a Zero-Latency Lead Tracking System for the Saudi Event Show 2026When designing a lead retrieval and attendee tracking architecture for large-scale B2B conventions in Riyadh—such as the Saudi Event Show at The Arena—relying on standard consumer-grade web apps creat00
OTOyewole Tolulopeinoyewoletolulopeemmanuel.hashnode.dev·22h ago · 5 min readHow to improve Core Web Vitals on a WordPress site without a DeveloperMost websites have this common problem; too slow, slow response and unstable layouts, those are not the web domain or the web server problem it is because your site is overloaded with unnecessary file00
OOpenYuriinopenyuri.hashnode.dev·1d ago · 7 min readI ran a 957-row technical review on my own website. Here is the checklist.I build and run a couple of small sites under an unregistered working brand, OpenYuri. Before I pointed anyone at my own paid review service, I did the only honest thing: I ran the review on my own si10
BSBalwinder Singhinlearnanatomy3d.hashnode.dev·1d ago · 4 min readRendering a 2.9-million-triangle human body in the browser without freezing the pageI built LearnAnatomy3D (learnanatomy3d.com), a free 3D human anatomy atlas that runs in the browser: ~2,900 clickable structures across 11 body systems; male and female bodies; guided tours and qui11A
