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dev.to > mehradsadeghi > mysql-overselling-why-select-isnt-enough-and-how-select-for-update-solves-it-m0p

MySQL Overselling: Why SELECT Isn't Enough and How SELECT... FOR UPDATE Solves It

46+ min ago   (431+ words) Imagine you’re running an online store, there’s exactly one item left in stock. Two customers click... Tagged with database, mysql, backend, softwareengineering....

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dev.to > apexgridtech > data-substrate-versus-vector-db-rag-24e5

Data Substrate Versus Vector Db Rag

38+ min ago   (1246+ words) This week’s headlines highlight the rapid evolution of AI in China, with models like Qwen and DeepSeek pushing the frontier of capability. But as these models grow more sophisticated, the conversation around how data is stored, queried, and used as…...

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dev.to > seo-arcade-jeremy > the-10-canonical-loop-how-expired-domains-are-outranking-you-in-every-market-1jif

The $10 Canonical Loop: How Expired Domains Are Outranking You in Every Market

53+ min ago   (643+ words) A domain name costs about $10. That is the entire marginal cost of the spam that is outranking legitimate sites in every market Timothy Malmros has checked. If you build or maintain websites, you should understand this mechanism, because it explains…...

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dev.to > arcker > sixteen-xors-and-not-a-single-if-3k9i

Sixteen XORs and not a single if

45+ min ago   (990+ words) Verbose is a small experimental language I build — its compiler proves properties about your code (termination, declared reads, sound types) and emits tiny x86-64 machine code: no runtime, no GC, no libc. Its emitted binaries already compute the TLS 1.3 cryptography for…...

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dev.to > mehradsadeghi > two-transactions-one-row-what-does-mysql-actually-let-you-see--52ga

Two Transactions, One Row: What Does MySQL Actually Let You See?

48+ min ago   (554+ words) Two users, One database row, Both reading and writing at almost exactly the same time. Who sees... Tagged with database, mysql, softwareengineering, backend....

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dev.to > omeiza_ahmed > solid-design-principles-the-5-rules-that-make-your-code-easier-to-maintain-14c0

SOLID Design Principles: The 5 Rules That Make Your Code Easier to Maintain

1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (429+ words) Good code isn't just code that works. It's code that can be changed, tested, and extended without breaking everything around it. That's where SOLID comes in. SOLID is a set of five object-oriented design principles that help you write software…...

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dev.to > maxslashwang > what-is-fsr-a-practical-look-at-fsr-video-upscaling-for-browser-based-tools-2fhk

What Is FSR? A Practical Look at FSR Video Upscaling for Browser-Based Tools

1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (369+ words) FSR stands for FidelityFX Super Resolution, an upscaling technology built by AMD. It started as a gaming feature: render a game at a lower resolution (say 1080p), then let FSR reconstruct the missing detail to display it at a higher resolution…...

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dev.to > webdecoy > nextjs-bot-detection-block-ai-crawlers-at-the-edge-4dd4

Next.js Bot Detection: Block AI Crawlers at the Edge

1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (1057+ words) Your Vercel usage graph is climbing and your logs are full of names you did not invite: GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Bytespider. They hammer your App Router pages and quietly run up your bandwidth and compute bill. The reflex is a…...

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dev.to > mahirhir > my-determinism-check-can-only-test-one-producer-in-seven-and-the-print-says-so-2l90

My determinism check can only test one producer in seven, and the print says so

1+ hour, 5+ min ago   (545+ words) I added a check that asks one question: run the thing that produces this record twice, and do you get the same bytes? One of seven. That number is not a coverage gap I plan to close. It is the…...

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dev.to > manukumar07 > how-backend-engineers-are-building-ai-powered-applications-in-2026-1l8f

🤖 How Backend Engineers Are Building AI-Powered Applications in 2026

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (116+ words) AI isn’t only about training models. For backend engineers, the real challenge is building reliable systems around AI. A typical AI-powered backend might look like: 🌐 Client → sends request ⚙️ Backend API → validates & processes it 🤖 LLM → generates the response 🗄️ Database → stores application…...