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Favicon Generator
Generate professional favicons from text, images, or emojis. Create ICO, PNG, SVG, Apple Touch Icons, and PWA manifest files with live preview.
Service Worker Boilerplate Builder
Generate a production-ready service worker with best practices for caching, offline support, and more.
QR Code Generator
Generate QR codes for URLs, text, email, phone, SMS, and WiFi credentials with instant download.
Markdown Editor
Free online markdown editor with live preview, local storage, drag-drop import, and ready-made templates. Includes Gen AI templates for system prompts, prompt engineering, and AI agent specifications for developers, testers, and product managers.
.env File Validator
Validate, convert, and generate .env files with type checking, secret detection, and framework presets.
OpenGraph Preview Tool
Preview how your links appear on Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Slack, and WhatsApp. Validate metadata, analyze images, and debug social sharing cards.
Latest articles
Practical notes, tutorials, and engineering write-ups.
Edge Detection Algorithms Explained: Sobel, Canny & Laplacian with Interactive Visualization
Master edge detection in computer vision with this comprehensive guide to Sobel, Canny, and Laplacian algorithms. Includes interactive demos with real-time parameter tuning to see how each algorithm identifies boundaries in images.
Git Guide for Vibe Coding as a Product Manager
Master the art of AI-assisted development with this comprehensive guide for Product Managers. Learn how to use vibe coding tools like Cursor, Bolt, and Lovable while maintaining clean Git workflows.
Building Reliable Job Queue Integrations with n8n: Webhook Callbacks, Idempotency & Error Recovery
Master production-ready webhook callback patterns in n8n. Learn how to implement idempotency, handle timeouts, prevent race conditions, and build dead letter queues for reliable job processing at scale.
Advanced Error Handling, Debugging & Security in n8n – Production-Ready Workflows
Master n8n error workflows, retry logic, debugging tools, and security best practices to build resilient automations. Learn how to handle failures gracefully, troubleshoot effectively, and lock down your n8n instance.
TOON vs YAML — Reduce LLM Token Costs & When to Use Each
Discover how TOON (Token-Oriented Object Notation) can reduce LLM token usage by 30–60% compared to YAML, and learn when to use each format for optimal performance and cost efficiency.
The November 18, 2025 Cloudflare Outage: A Deep Dive into the Configuration Cascade That Broke the Internet
On November 18, 2025, Cloudflare experienced its worst outage since 2019—a global infrastructure failure that exposed a critical vulnerability in how modern internet services handle configuration propagation. This deep dive explores the technical breakdown, root causes, and lessons learned.
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