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TaurusCoder
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Software engineer sharing what I learn about coding, #tech, and #innovation on BSky and Medium. Passionate about solving problems, one line of code at a time. https://medium.com/@helleugilles
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So. I shipped 5 endpoints. They all used POST.

My tech lead sighed.

I learned REST the hard way πŸ˜…

πŸ‘‰ https://medium.com/@helleugilles/so-i-understood-rest-endpoints-df065cdc6a9e
You know that feeling when you're doing git pull + FTP upload + pray? πŸ™πŸ˜°

Yeah, I lived that life.

Then I discovered you can just... automate it. ✨

https://medium.com/@helleugilles/so-i-stopped-deploying-by-hand-e6682e6fc2d1
Before: ❌ Manual FTP uploads ❌ "It works on my machine" ❌ 7 PM deployments going wrong After: βœ… One click βœ… Tests before deploy βœ… Sleeping peacefully https://medium.com/@helleugilles/so-i-stopped-deploying-by-hand-e6682e6fc2d1
Friday. 7 PM. "Just a quick hotfix," I said. 🀑
Everything broke. Production down. Weekend ruined. πŸ’₯
That's when I realized: I needed to stop deploying by hand.
New article πŸ‘‡
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So. I stopped deploying by hand.
I was doing the Friday ritual. You know the one. Git pull. Open FileZilla. Upload files one by one. Refresh the browser. Hold your breath…
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I used POST for everything.
Even GET.
My tech lead sighed so hard the office lights flickered.
Here’s how I finally understood REST endpoints
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So. I understood REST endpoints.
I was writing my first API. I had five endpoints. They all used POST. My tech lead looked at my screen. He sighed.
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147 type errors. 0 patience. 1 senior dev who just said: β€œFollow the rules.” Here’s how 10 rules of TypeScript stopped my code from imploding. πŸ‘‡ https://medium.com/@helleugilles/so-10-golden-rules-of-typescript-saved-my-code-6c8b6d5cdb5d
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China's AI models just closed the gap to 1.7% behind US models πŸ‘€ Remember when we thought we had a commanding lead? Competition breeds innovation, but this race is about to get very interesting. https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-index-2025
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News influencers on Bluesky doubled since Election Day but most still post more on X πŸ€” Classic hedging strategy - build your following where the audience is growing, but keep your main stage where the crowd still gathers. https://tinyurl.com/23n36wgs
Big Tech is throwing billions at nuclear fusion startups to power their data centers βš›οΈ Because apparently the only thing that can feed an AI's hunger for energy is literally splitting atoms. The future is getting very sci-fi, very fast. https://tinyurl.com/29ctaxjw
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Humanoid robots got their first paying customers in 2024 - but it's only for single-purpose tasks πŸ€– Turns out "general purpose" robots are still more general fiction than fact. Sometimes the hype train needs to slow down for reality to catch up. https://tinyurl.com/2ahxpv9j
Launched a tiny tool to grow your Bluesky account. You can: βœ… Follow by keyword βœ… Auto follow back βœ… Unfollow in bulk βœ… Schedule your posts Still in beta. Works great. Check it out β†’ https://bskygrowth.com #BuildInPublic #BlueskyTools #Makers
Anyone can build apps by just describing what they want now 🎨 Designers are finally free from having to translate every idea through a developer. But will this flood of "vibe-coded" apps actually be... good? https://www.npr.org/2025/05/30/nx-s1-5413387/vibe-coding-ai-software-development
JetBrains just released their first open AI coding model with 4 billion parameters πŸ”“ Finally, a coding assistant that doesn't phone home to big tech. Sometimes the best innovation comes from the companies that actually build the tools we use daily. https://tinyurl.com/223optjp
Wait, how did a "decentralized" platform like Bluesky go down for an hour? πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ Turns out being decentralized in theory and practice are two very different things. Most users still connect through Bluesky's own servers. https://tinyurl.com/25nualeo
⚠️ Growing on Bluesky manually? You're wasting time. Try BSKYgrowth (beta) and: πŸ”Ž Find users by interest πŸš€ Mass follow/unfollow πŸ“… Schedule content in advance πŸ” Auto follow back ➑️ Free while in beta https://bskygrowth.com
Bluesky just bumped video uploads to 3 minutes - slowly chasing TikTok and YouTube πŸ“Ή Every platform is becoming every other platform. Remember when social networks had distinct personalities? Those were simpler times. https://web.swipeinsight.app/topics/bluesky
While AI becomes a $4.8 trillion market, 118 countries aren't even invited to governance discussions 🌍 Spoiler alert: when tech reshapes the world but only the rich get a seat at the table, things tend to go sideways pretty quickly. https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1161826
πŸ’‘ Growing on Bluesky shouldn’t be a full-time job. With BSKYgrowth, you can: πŸ” Search users by keyword 🀝 Mass follow or unfollow πŸ—“οΈ Schedule posts πŸ” Auto followback Beta is open & free β†’ https://bskygrowth.com #BlueskyGrowth #ContentTools
Baidu is making their next AI model open-source by June 30th πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ Competition from DeepSeek is forcing even Chinese tech giants to embrace openness. Nothing accelerates innovation quite like startup pressure on incumbents. https://www.crescendo.ai/news/latest-ai-news-and-updates
2025 was supposed to be "the year of AI agents" but 99% of developers are still just exploring πŸ€– Turns out building software that can actually think and act autonomously is harder than the hype suggested. Shocking, I know. https://www.ibm.com/think/insights/ai-agents-2025-expectations-vs-reality