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I Stopped Writing Comments and My Python Code Got Better — Here’s Why

I Stopped Writing Comments and My Python Code Got Better — Here’s Why

Here’s how ditching excessive comments pushed me to write more readable, self-documenting Python — and why you might want to do the same.
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 16
From Burnout to Flow — How Python Helped Me Fall Back in Love With Coding

From Burnout to Flow — How Python Helped Me Fall Back in Love With Coding

This is the story of how a simple side project, written in Python, reignited my passion for coding and helped me rediscover flow…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 16
What I Learned After Rewriting a 5,000-Line Python Script

What I Learned After Rewriting a 5,000-Line Python Script

Rewriting a 5,000-line Python script taught me hard truths about code structure, readability, and scalability. Here are the biggest lessons…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 14
The Python with Statement — It’s More Powerful Than You Think

The Python with Statement — It’s More Powerful Than You Think

From managing resources to building your own context managers, here’s how the with statement can simplify your code, reduce bugs, and make…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 14
How I Use RegEx in Python, Bash, and VSCode Like a Pro

How I Use RegEx in Python, Bash, and VSCode Like a Pro

Here’s how I use regular expressions in Python scripts, Bash commands, and even inside VSCode to search smarter, automate faster, and write…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 14
Learning These Things Made Me a RegEx Expert!

Learning These Things Made Me a RegEx Expert!

From mastering lookaheads to debugging with real-world examples, here are the key concepts that transformed Regex from confusing to second…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 14
Introducing DuckDB and Python: The SQLite for Analytics You Didn’t Know You Needed

Introducing DuckDB and Python: The SQLite for Analytics You Didn’t Know You Needed

Learn how DuckDB brings lightning-fast, SQL-powered analytics to your local Python environment — no servers, no setup, just powerful…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 14
8 Modern Developer Tools to 10X Your Productivity!

8 Modern Developer Tools to 10X Your Productivity!

These 8 modern developer tools have transformed how I code, collaborate, and ship projects — each one a 10x boost to productivity.
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 14
5 Techniques I Use to Stay Laser-Focused While Coding

5 Techniques I Use to Stay Laser-Focused While Coding

From mental resets to environment tweaks, these simple but effective techniques help me lock in, code faster, and stay in the zone for…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 14
Python’s Dunder Methods: The Secret to Writing Cleaner, Smarter Code

Python’s Dunder Methods: The Secret to Writing Cleaner, Smarter Code

From __init__ to __str__ and beyond, discover how Python’s double-underscore (dunder) methods can help you write cleaner, smarter, and more…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 14
I Was Wrong About Python’s super() — Here’s What It Actually Does

I Was Wrong About Python’s super() — Here’s What It Actually Does

Here’s the truth about how super() works in Python, why it's more powerful (and tricky) than you think, and how to use it the right way in…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 14
Docker is Dead: What’s Really Happening in the Container World?

Docker is Dead: What’s Really Happening in the Container World?

Here’s why developers are moving away from Docker, what’s replacing it, and what you need to know to stay ahead in the evolving container…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 13
5 Unique Python Functions You Probably Haven’t Used (But Should)

5 Unique Python Functions You Probably Haven’t Used (But Should)

These 5 built-in or standard library functions aren’t commonly used, but they’ve saved me time, simplified logic, and made my code more…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 13
Don’t Pay for These Dev Tools

Don’t Pay for These Dev Tools

Here are the best free alternatives to popular (and pricey) dev tools — powerful enough for professionals, and friendly enough for side…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 13
7 FastAPI Pitfalls I Faced Building Real Projects

7 FastAPI Pitfalls I Faced Building Real Projects

After building multiple real-world apps with FastAPI, I ran into tricky pitfalls that docs don’t warn you about. Here are 7 hard-earned…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 13
10 Lessons I Learned from a Principal Engineer That Made Me a Better Developer

10 Lessons I Learned from a Principal Engineer That Made Me a Better Developer

Here are 10 powerful lessons I learned from a Principal Engineer that transformed the way I code and think as a developer.
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 13
5 Linux Commands You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

5 Linux Commands You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

These 5 under-the-radar Linux commands can simplify your workflow, boost productivity, and make you feel like a terminal wizard.
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 13
5 Industries AI Will Completely Take Over by 2026

5 Industries AI Will Completely Take Over by 2026

From customer service to content creation, here are 5 industries where AI is set to dominate by 2026 — disrupting jobs, redefining…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 11
This One Habit Made My Python Code 3× Faster

This One Habit Made My Python Code 3× Faster

Discover the single optimization mindset that helped me write more efficient Python code — without sacrificing readability or…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 11
My Backend Tech Stack for Scalable Python APIs

My Backend Tech Stack for Scalable Python APIs

Here’s the backend tech stack I use to build scalable Python APIs — from frameworks and databases to testing, logging, and deployment…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 11
Why I Replaced Excel with These 3 Python Libraries

Why I Replaced Excel with These 3 Python Libraries

Here’s how I replaced Excel with just 3 Python libraries — boosting my productivity, gaining more control over data, and saying goodbye to…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 11
These 8 Python Libraries Instantly Improved My Projects in 2025

These 8 Python Libraries Instantly Improved My Projects in 2025

From faster APIs to cleaner data pipelines, these 8 Python libraries helped me write better code, build smarter features, and ship projects…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 11
10 Coding Principles I Wish I Knew When I Started Python

10 Coding Principles I Wish I Knew When I Started Python

If I could go back in time, these 10 coding principles would’ve saved me from messy code, wasted hours, and painful rewrites. Learn them…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 11
5 Things I Did Differently That Made Me a Better Python Developer

5 Things I Did Differently That Made Me a Better Python Developer

Here are 5 key changes I made — from how I structure projects to how I write functions — that dramatically improved my Python skills and…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 11
This One FastAPI Middleware Saved Me 100+ Debugging Hours

This One FastAPI Middleware Saved Me 100+ Debugging Hours

Discover the simple yet powerful FastAPI middleware that gave me crystal-clear visibility into every request — and saved me over 100 hours…
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Aashish Kumar
Jul 11
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