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dev.to > fawinell > i-built-a-radio-station-with-one-listener-and-it-runs-in-a-terminal-4g7h

I built a radio station with one listener, and it runs in a terminal

21+ hour, 53+ min ago   (638+ words) The film above is 86 seconds, and the middle of it is a real on-air moment. There is a longer unedited recording at the top of the repo README. Watch either first, with the sound on. The rest of this post…...

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dev.to > rajesh_mondal_cded2f82459 > how-instagram-font-generators-work-with-unicode-1joe

How Instagram Font Generators Work with Unicode

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (388+ words) If you have ever seen an Instagram bio written in bold, cursive, gothic, or aesthetic-looking text, you may have wondered how those “fonts” actually work. The interesting part is that most Instagram font generators are not changing the font at…...

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dev.to > yaseenyk04 > websocket-telemetry-at-scale-when-one-process-isnt-enough-6cg

WebSocket Telemetry at Scale: When One Process Isn't Enough

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (126+ words) [ EXECUTIVE TEARDOWN // TL;DR ] Scaling real-time is not about a faster socket. It is about making sure each event travels exactly as far as it needs to — and no further. For the single-server fundamentals and the React consumption side, see…...

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dev.to > techygeeks1 > authgeek-a-desktop-totp-authenticator-with-an-argon2-vault-and-no-cloud-sync-2dbp

AuthGeek: a desktop TOTP authenticator with an Argon2 vault and no cloud sync

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (215+ words) I was fed up picking up my phone to type a six digit code into the machine I was already sitting at. The desktop authenticators I tried either wanted an account, synced my secrets to their cloud, or both, which…...

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dev.to > framesprite > stop-changing-your-sprite-sheet-to-fix-animation-speed-2ohf

Stop changing your sprite sheet to fix animation speed

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (57+ words) An eight-frame animation does not have a fixed duration. At 8 fps it lasts one second; at 12 fps it... Tagged with gamedev, javascript, tutorial....

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dev.to > pratyush_kumar_b2aa2b63e0 > open-source-contribution-55jh

Open Source Contribution

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (153+ words) Hello folks, this is my first Dev post. I was searching for some good repos for open source contributions. As i have completed last year Hacktoberfest, i am not newbie but also i haven't contributing since then. So i was…...

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dev.to > jarvisscript > commit-your-code-takeaways-1co9

Commit your Code: Takeaways

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (173+ words) Commit Your Code is taking place in Dallas Sep 3&4. You can attend virtually for free or you can donate to them which goes to a charity. I will blog some of my takeaways. Leon's talk was about networking and building…...

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dev.to > ariyoaresa > real-time-features-need-to-match-your-infrastructure-not-just-your-feature-spec-1pi3

Real-Time Features Need to Match Your Infrastructure, Not Just Your Feature Spec

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (508+ words) I got an email from Vercel. "You've used 75% of your free plan resources." A few hours later, I was at 100%. I'd been building VisionBoard — AI workflows, MCPs, goal tracking, task assignments, a notification engine, the usual list of things a…...

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dev.to > jamesanderson3589 > signup-sessions-verification-refresh-and-revocation-boundaries-why-one-4eda

Signup Sessions: Verification, Refresh, and Revocation Boundaries (Why One)

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (270+ words) Media sites have a narrow security problem at signup: a captcha can slow bots, but the session renewal pipeline issued after verification is what an attacker actually tries to steal. The design therefore has to separate session creation, verification, refresh,…...

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dev.to > aidevhub > generating-10000-uuids-without-leaving-the-browser-in-2026-5ap7

Generating 10,000 UUIDs without leaving the browser in 2026

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (316+ words) What surprised me is that most online generators still don't offer v7 at all. That gap is why this article, and the tool it reviews, exists. The layout is simple. First 48 bits: Unix timestamp in milliseconds. Then 4 version bits, 12 random bits,…...