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Historic Tech Events

The chemical element Darmstadtium was discovered

The chemical element Darmstadtium was discovered

1994

Darmstadtium is an artificially produced transuranium element of atomic number 110.

Firefox 1.0 was released

Firefox 1.0 was released

2004

Mozilla Corporation released a multiplatform web browser, Firefox 1.0. Compared with browsers from the Internet Explorer family, Firefox 1.0 was characteristic for its higher security, better web standards support, and a number of plug-ins that could be additionally installed. As a result, Firefox gained major popularity among users and exceeded 1 billion downloads between 2004 and 2009.

NASA launches Apollo 4 test spacecraft

NASA launches Apollo 4 test spacecraft

1967

NASA launches the unmanned Apollo 4 test spacecraft, atop the first Saturn V rocket, from Florida's Cape Kennedy.

Stories Published in 2025

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The Internet of Things: Humanity’s New Nervous System

Andrei Dzeikalo

Andrei Dzeikalo

November 9, 2025

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Clean Code: Structs, Methods, and Composition Over Inheritance [Part 2]

Vladimir Yakovlev

Vladimir Yakovlev

November 9, 2025

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#EMAIL-MARKETING

Building Elastic CRM Workflows That React to Real-Time Engagement

Olga Ukrainskaya

Olga Ukrainskaya

November 9, 2025

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#OPEN-SOURCE-LLMS

How To Run an Open-Source LLM on Your Personal Computer

Manish Shivanandhan

Manish Shivanandhan

November 9, 2025

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#AI-BILL-SUMMARIZER

I Built a Python Script to Make 10,000 Laws Understandable

November 9, 2025

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The Best Ways to Write Git Commit Messages: Just Like the Pros

November 9, 2025

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#STARTUP-FUNDRAISING

Crowdfunding Your Startup Is Making a Big Comeback

November 9, 2025

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Take A Virtual Tour of Surveillance Tech Along the U.S./Mexico Border

November 9, 2025

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Godot 4.4 dev 4: Interactive In-Game Editing, Plus Much More!

Godot Engine (Technical Documentation)

Godot Engine (Technical Documentation)

November 9, 2025

Stories Published in 2023

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Educational Byte: What Is a Multi-Signature Wallet and What Can You Do With It?

November 9, 2023

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#LIQUID-STAKING

stONT Launches on the Ontology Network: The Advancement of Liquid Staking

November 9, 2023

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How to Use Dedicated Proxies to Collect Market Intelligence

November 9, 2023

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Should Your Social Media Posts Be Used to Train AI?

Editing Protocol

Editing Protocol

November 9, 2023

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SIXTY-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY

November 9, 2023

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#PERSONAL-FINANCE

Crafting My Financial Compass: The Journey of a Digital Nomad

Dmitrii Malakhov

Dmitrii Malakhov

November 9, 2023

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Networking: How Useful is pyATS in NetDevOps?

Verlaine j muhungu

Verlaine j muhungu

November 9, 2023

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Zircuit, New ZK Rollup Backed by Pioneering L2 Research Launches Public Testnet

November 9, 2023

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Veloce Racing's Unique Chrome Livery Chosen By VEXT Community For Extreme E Finale in Chile

November 9, 2023

Stories Published in 2022

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#SYSTEM-DESIGN-INTERVIEW

System Design Interview - Designing Payment Systems; Follow-up Questions and Probable Issues

Georgii Kliukovkin

Georgii Kliukovkin

November 9, 2022

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In a world full of experts, be a newbie

November 9, 2022

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#GROWTH-MARKETING

Growth Marketing Vs Performance Marketing

Moch Akbar Azzihad M

Moch Akbar Azzihad M

November 9, 2022

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#HACKERNOON-BOOKS

Making Wireless Telephone Transmitting Sets

A. Frederick Collins

A. Frederick Collins

November 9, 2022

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Why Vulnerability Detection is Important in the IT Space

Gabriel Mangalindan

Gabriel Mangalindan

November 9, 2022

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This Company Got a Huge Loan and Then Moved Its Plant to Another Country

November 9, 2022

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Upside: What You Need to Know About the Popular App

November 9, 2022

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Why We Need Regulatory Compliance in Web3

November 9, 2022

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Binance and FTX: How All Developed and Was It a Well-Crafted Plan of CZ?

November 9, 2022

Stories Published in 2021

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Build a CLI App with Oclif and Node.js Using Test-Driven Development

November 9, 2021

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#LEARN-LINUX-COMMAND

How I Inspect & Manipulate Files from the Command Line

November 9, 2021

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Three Easy Ways to Defraud Any NFT Marketplace

November 9, 2021

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What Is Ethereum? And What Is Its Relevance to Decentralization?

November 9, 2021

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#SOFTWARE-PRODUCT-DEVELOPMENT

Top SaaS Product Ideas for Startups of the Future

November 9, 2021

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#COGNITIVE-BIAS

How to Use The IKEA Effect to Sell More Products

November 9, 2021

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On Creativity, Starting Out on My Own, and My 2021 Noonies Nomination

November 9, 2021

/how-to-draft-emails-that-convert-prospectives-into-clients feature image

#EMAIL-MARKETING

How To Draft Emails That Convert Prospectives Into Clients

November 9, 2021

/what-is-technical-writing-and-how-it-can-become-your-career feature image

#TECHNICAL-WRITING

What Is Technical Writing and How It Can Become Your Career

November 9, 2021

Stories Published in 2020

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#HIRING-DEVELOPERS

Do Hiring Managers Value Side Projects?

Darshan Somashekar

Darshan Somashekar

November 9, 2020

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Simple Twitter Search Tricks for Developers

November 9, 2020

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Touch Typing: Consistency is Key

November 9, 2020

/ecommerce-logistics-and-shipping-trends-set-to-shape-the-rest-of-2020-z7x3ze0 feature image

Top E-commerce Logistics Trends To Follow in 2021

November 9, 2020

/why-we-awarded-a-pound10k-randd-grant-to-consciously-aware-for-development-of-a-new-recycling-technology-693z3ewh feature image

Why We Awarded a £10k R&D Grant to Consciously Aware for Development of a New Recycling Technology

November 9, 2020

/edge-computing-is-so-fun-part-3-help-save-the-planet-with-smart-cities-n5143e85 feature image

Edge Computing Is So Fun - Part 3: Help Save The Planet With Smart Cities

November 9, 2020

/the-four-things-i-do-to-manage-my-migraine-as-a-software-developer-u9213e3u feature image

The four things I do to manage my migraine as a software developer

November 9, 2020

/an-introduction-to-infrastructures-for-web-projects-in-aws-u31k3zy2 feature image

#WEB-DEVELOPMENT

An Introduction to Infrastructures for WEB projects in AWS

November 9, 2020

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India’s Growing Role In The Space Industry: The Path is in Doing

Monica Hernandez

Monica Hernandez

November 9, 2020

Stories Published in 2019

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How To Break The “Senior Engineer” Career Ceiling

November 9, 2019

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React, JSX, ES Module Imports And Dynamic Imports In Browser Without Using Webpack

November 9, 2019

/change-php-versions-in-magento-vykd32l4 feature image

How to Change PHP Versions in Magento

November 9, 2019

/how-to-run-a-tight-fundraising-process-jpr3zds feature image

#VENTURE-CAPITAL

How To Run a Tight Fundraising Process

November 9, 2019

/how-to-choose-the-right-aws-partner-to-manage-your-cloud-infrastructure-ko9i32a8 feature image

How to Choose the Right AWS Partner to Manage Your Cloud Infrastructure

aboyko@romexsoft.com

aboyko@romexsoft.com

November 9, 2019

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Interview For Remote Working Hub With Silvestar Bistrović

Silvestar Bistrović

Silvestar Bistrović

November 9, 2019

/how-to-create-github-actions-to-run-tests-with-docker-services-ive-been-digging-github-actions-si-bk1133ye feature image

How to Create Github Actions to Run Tests With Docker Services

Sarah Abderemane

Sarah Abderemane

November 9, 2019

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SEO vs SMM: It’s Time We Settle The Dispute

November 9, 2019

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How to Implement Basic Modular CSS Guidelines

Temitayo Adeleke

Temitayo Adeleke

November 9, 2019

Stories Published in 2018

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How to Grow a Product: A Beginner’s Guide

November 9, 2018

/email-collector-with-viral-engine-for-indie-devs-making-mvps-a16997e3e087 feature image

Email Collector With Viral Engine For Indie Devs Making MVPs

November 9, 2018

/git-got-big-files-or-keys-break-out-bfg-a1c6e1f0fe90 feature image

Git got big files or keys? Break out BFG

November 9, 2018

/if-youre-making-these-3-mistakes-your-company-has-bad-customer-service-9fb7380a7011 feature image

#CUSTOMER-SERVICE

If You’re Making These 3 Mistakes, Your Company Has Bad Customer Service

November 9, 2018

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Windows as a Service?

November 9, 2018

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ENKRONOS | A Timely Solution to the Challenges of Data-Driven Projects

Rukshan Manorathna

Rukshan Manorathna

November 9, 2018

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Continuous Alignment of Product Management

November 9, 2018

/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-about-estimates-d07252952860 feature image

How to Make Estimates Finally Useful to Developers

November 9, 2018

/building-jamstack-applications-with-gatsby-and-aws-amplify-framework-d7e2b9e7117e feature image

Building JAMstack Applications with Gatsby and AWS Amplify Framework

November 9, 2018

Stories Published in 2017

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#EQUITY-CROWDFUNDING

7 Equity Crowdfunding Myths, Debunked

Chelsea Rustrum

Chelsea Rustrum

November 9, 2017

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Let’s Compose Promises!

November 9, 2017

/ethereum-client-developer-accidentally-locks-150-million-of-user-funds-3806070ed27c feature image

Ethereum Client Developer “Accidentally” Locks $150 Million of User Funds

November 9, 2017

/cryptocurrency-exchange-innovations-are-on-the-way-265ade544585 feature image

Cryptocurrency exchange. Innovations are on the way!

November 9, 2017

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#SOFTWARE-DEVELOPMENT

Code Coverage Caveats

November 9, 2017

/how-to-solve-complex-problems-test-solutions-with-simple-models-66967dc56e32 feature image

How to Solve Complex Problems: Test Solutions with Simple Models

November 9, 2017

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Gmail, Identity & Strategic Focus

November 9, 2017

/how-ethereum-lost-300-million-dollars-bfedf7ba0c19 feature image

How Ethereum lost $300 Million Dollars

November 9, 2017

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Full-stack smart contract development

November 9, 2017

Stories Published in 2016

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Remembering Clippy: 10 Years Since the Death of Microsoft Word’s Cartoon Paper Clip

Sean F. McGowan

Sean F. McGowan

November 9, 2016

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#ENTREPRENEUR-RETREAT

4 Things Every Entrepreneur Retreat Needs

Austin L. Church

Austin L. Church

November 9, 2016

/xpath-tips-from-the-web-scraping-trenches-fda06b0bf0a8 feature image

#WEB-DEVELOPMENT

XPath Tips from the Web Scraping Trenches

November 9, 2016

/the-gladiator-pit-of-hardware-startups-6f2451c385a9 feature image

The Gladiator Pit of Hardware Startups

November 9, 2016

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Taking a Deep Breath

November 9, 2016

/how-to-use-yarn-in-a-project-without-installing-yarn-f946815ddb4e feature image

How to use yarn in a project, without installing yarn

Eirik Sletteberg

Eirik Sletteberg

November 9, 2016

/are-front-end-developers-real-developers-bb4df8fa6237 feature image

#WEB-DEVELOPMENT

Are Front-End Developers Real Developers?

November 9, 2016

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Sockets in action

November 9, 2016

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#CONTINUOUS-DELIVERY

Quick Start with Version Control and Continuous Delivery

November 9, 2016

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