News
Cache-Control for Private APIs — the bug nobody sees
30+ min ago (168+ words) HTTPS doesn't stop caching. It stops eavesdropping. Your private API responses can still be cached by browsers, mobile apps, proxies, or CDNs. If they contain tokens, PII, or account data " that's ghost data left behind. Rentgen checks authenticated endpoints and…...
The Future of Web Hosting: Emerging AI Trends You Can’t Ignore
55+ min ago (482+ words) Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping how web hosting works at its core. Web Hosting platforms are becoming smarter, more adaptive, and increasingly autonomous. Instead of relying entirely on manual configuration and human monitoring, modern hosting environments are learning from data,…...
Deploy Like Vercel on Your Own VPS: A Complete ServerCompass Guide
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (852+ words) Are you tired of watching your Vercel, Railway, or Render bill climb every month? What if I told you that you could get the same polished deployment experience for just $5-10/month using your own VPS? In this comprehensive guide, I'll…...
Introducing NornWeave: Giving AI Agents Their Own Email Inbox
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (546+ words) I've been quietly building something for the past few months, and this week I decided to take the leap: NornWeave is now open source and being built in public. If you're building AI agents that need to communicate via email,…...
How to post that 1st article
6+ hour, 19+ min ago (207+ words) I joined and got an amazingly positive welcome wrote my 1st guide and went to post and realised upon looking at my article with pics and links that I am not confident I will get the outcome I have seen from…...
When AI Traffic Breaks Your Billing System
7+ hour, 10+ min ago (783+ words) AI traffic doesn't behave like human traffic. It doesn't ramp up slowly. It doesn't follow peak hours. It doesn't respect billing cycles. It appears suddenly, often in large bursts, executes for seconds or milliseconds, and disappears just as fast. For…...
Designing TikTok: Short Video Platform Architecture
8+ hour, 20+ min ago (537+ words) The foundation of any short video platform starts with efficiently handling video uploads. Unlike traditional video platforms that focus on long-form content, TikTok processes millions of short clips daily, each requiring different optimization strategies. The key insight here is separating…...
New profile pic
8+ hour, 38+ min ago (47+ words) A post by Ben Halpern. Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use. Are you sure you want to hide this comment? It will become hidden in your post, but will still be visible via the comment's…...
Why I Built a Stateless Trend Dashboard — Minimal, Focused, and Ephemeral
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (488+ words) As a developer, I often check trends for ideas, learning, or simple curiosity. Search trends, social media, videos, podcasts, news. At some point, I realized something uncomfortable: I was spending more time tracking trends than actually thinking or building. Many…...
🌐 HTTP: WTF?! — Weird Facts About the Web’s Backbone
10+ hour, 54+ min ago (317+ words) Think you know HTTP? Think again. HTTP Toolkit dives deep into the strangest, funniest, and most surprising parts of the protocol that powers the internet " from obscure legacy quirks to hidden, useful features. " Highlights: Lesser-known HTTP features that can actually…...