EMEvan Mercerinevanmercer.hashnode.dev·1d ago · 7 min readAfter Nitter: what's left of third-party X front-endsIf you go looking for a working Nitter instance today, you get a confusing answer. Some are gone. Some show you a bot check. A couple work perfectly well. And the flagship instance returns HTTP 200 wi00
NHNasim Hossain Rabbiinblog.nasimhossain.dev·Aug 6 · 8 min readHow Twitter Solved Distributed ID Generation"Generating an ID is easy." Is it, though? Every second, companies like Amazon, Stripe, Uber, Discord, and Netflix create millions of new records. Every order, payment, message, notification, and user60
HHelperXinhelperx.hashnode.dev·Jul 21 · 2 min readI Built 12 SaaS Products. Nobody Cared. Then I Built the Tool I Actually Needed.I’ve shipped more than one product. Same story every time: Build it. Post a few times on X(Twitter). Silence. Back to the code. “Distribution is hard.” I stopped blaming the product. It wasn’t bad. I 10
BBozadingetxapi.hashnode.dev·May 31 · 6 min readTwitter / X data in 2026: the official API, scraper ecosystems, and the third-party optionWhen you need Twitter / X data inside a production system in 2026, you have three architecturally distinct options. Each has different auth surfaces, durability characteristics, and integration costs.00
JIJargon is Easyinblog.jargoniseasy.com·May 10 · 6 min readSomeone Posted Morse Code on Twitter and Walked Away With $200,000On May 4, 2026, an attacker pulled off one of the more embarrassing incidents in the short history of autonomous AI agents. They manipulated Grok (xAI's chatbot) and Bankrbot (an automated crypto trad20
SDSylvester Dasinblog.minifyn.com·Apr 25 · 5 min readDecoding X's Adaptive Streaming: Building a Robust Video Extraction EngineThe way massive platforms deliver data at scale often captivates developers. X (formerly Twitter) stands as a prime example, having evolved its media distribution from simple static MP4 links to a sop00
JJVCinjvcbyte.hashnode.dev·Apr 5 · 4 min readBuild a Fully Automated Twitter/X News Bot That Posts 5 Times a Day — For Free (No Server Needed)Introduction Tired of manually sharing tech news on Twitter/X? Want a bot that delivers high-quality content to your followers while you sleep? Meet twitter_bot by jvcByte — a powerful, open-source au10
AJAkshat Jaininakshatjme.hashnode.dev·Mar 5 · 5 min readUnique ID generator — Twitter snow flake designIn large distributed systems, something that looks simple on the surface — generating a unique ID — becomes surprisingly hard. When millions of users are posting, liking, commenting, and messaging at the same time across thousands of servers, how do ...00
PAPeter Andersoninpeters-tech-lab.hashnode.dev·Feb 18 · 3 min readHow I Built a Privacy-First Twitter Viewer to View Twitter Without Login (6,000+ Users in 2026)I decided to build a lean, privacy-first solution 1 and a half months ago. Today, Twitter Web Viewer just crossed the 6,000 active user mark, and the journey taught me more about SEO and product-market fit than any textbook could. The Technical Chall...10
SShibleyinapistatuscheck.hashnode.dev·Feb 12 · 2 min readIs Twitter Down? How to Check X/Twitter API Status in Real-TimeWhen Twitter/X stops loading or your API integrations break, you need to know: is it you or them? Here's how to check in real-time. Read the full guide: Is Twitter Down? How to Check X/Twitter API Status Twitter.com vs Twitter API: Different Infrastr...00
