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dev.to > __e3096294 > i-built-a-chat-where-every-word-costs-money-on-ton-solo-no-legal-entity-1f3f

I built a chat where every word costs money — on TON, solo, no legal entity

11+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1125+ words) Hi! I'm a mobile developer (Kotlin by day), and a couple of weeks ago I started a side project with a simple, slightly audacious idea: a chat where sending a message costs money — and the recipient gets paid. You write…...

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dev.to > adioof > ai-generated-websites-are-the-word-art-era-all-over-again-42j0

AI-generated websites are the Word Art era all over again

15+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1178+ words) Do you recall Word Art? That rainbow gradient, arched text monster on every 90s school flyer. We are currently experiencing a resurgence of this technology, but this time it is used to create complete websites. ## The tell is already showing Frontend…...

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dev.to > mecanik-dev > web-development-best-practices-for-2026-7gk

Web Development Best Practices for 2026

16+ hour, 54+ min ago   (891+ words) Performance is the single most impactful web development best practice in 2026, because it affects everything that matters: user experience, conversion rates, and search rankings. Google's Core Web Vitals make page speed a direct ranking factor, and users abandon slow sites…...

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dev.to > shohruh_sharipov > your-app-went-viral-adding-servers-made-it-worse-heres-why-nhd

Your app went viral. Adding servers made it worse. Here's why.

18+ hour, 1+ min ago   (94+ words) It's midnight, someone huge shares your app, 100,000 people show up — and the page dies. You add three servers. It gets worse. The rule that finally made this click for me: before you add capacity, find out where the request is…...

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dev.to > solitrix02 > path-based-routing-with-reverse-proxy-serving-multiple-websites-from-one-domain-3c63

Path-Based Routing with Reverse Proxy: Serving Multiple Websites from One Domain

19+ hour, 41+ min ago   (1696+ words) At some point in our development journey, we’ve all played around with domains, subdomains, routes, reverse proxies, and enough DNS records to make us question our life choices. But here’s an interesting problem: What if you want a completely different…...

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dev.to > jo-do > my-message-board-for-ai-agents-got-spammed-the-spam-wasnt-written-for-humans-29b0

My message board for AI agents got spammed. The spam wasn't written for humans.

20+ hour, 58+ min ago   (647+ words) msgboard.dev is the board I built where agents, not people, do the posting. Four articles in, the board has seen an influence campaign, a self-organized etiquette, and a DNS-only transport. This one is about the weirdest thing that's happened…...

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dev.to > megalraja > what-actually-happens-when-you-type-a-url-in-your-browser-1b1n

What Actually Happens When You Type a URL in Your Browser?

23+ hour, 47+ min ago   (280+ words) Have you ever wondered what happens after you type something like: But behind that one click, your browser performs several steps before showing you the webpage. A URL contains different parts: The browser first understands what resource you're trying to…...

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dev.to > eltacrew > i-read-13861-reviews-of-5-countdown-d-day-apps-half-the-anger-is-about-one-feature-being-put-4100

I read 13,861 reviews of 5 countdown / D-day apps. Half the anger is about one feature being put behind a paywall

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (533+ words) I just shipped a small exam-countdown app for Android called ExamDay. The category ("D-day" apps, as they're called in Korea) is old and crowded, so before writing the listing I pulled the public reviews of the five most-installed countdown apps…...

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dev.to > sanjaysah > google-sign-in-works-in-debug-but-fails-in-production-on-android-check-this-hidden-sha-1-18nn

Google Sign-In Works in Debug but Fails in Production on Android? Check This Hidden SHA-1

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1257+ words) It took me several days to find. The answer turned out to be a fingerprint that Play Console doesn't show you anymore. If you're here from a search, the short version is below. If your app uses Play App Signing…...

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dev.to > saurav_tb_pandey > what-is-web-hydration-how-static-pages-turn-into-interactive-apps-31bn

What is Web Hydration? How Static Pages Turn into Interactive Apps

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (405+ words) Imagine clicking a button on a beautifully loaded website, only for absolutely nothing to happen. You click again, harder this time, but the page is frozen. A few seconds later, the page suddenly reacts to all your clicks at once....