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The Ugly Truth About Real-World PHP Programming
You’re fresh out of a coding bootcamp or university, armed with knowledge of the latest PHP frameworks and RESTful API design patterns. You’ve built impressive personal projects with Laravel or Symfony. Your GitHub is polished. You’re ready to change the world with your clean code and microservices ... Read all
20 April 2025Minimal (20) Motivation
(My personal experience shows that) without a steady/sufficient/stable income, reading any book or article about motivation is nothing but a waste of time. P.S. 1: None of these motivational sources or arguments are really valid in the country that I live anyway. With income or without it. P.S. 2: M... Read all
29 March 2025493 Days of Unemployment and What I Learned
September 15, two years ago, and resigning from a ~4-year job was a turning point in my life. It marked the end of my migration journey to Turkey and the beginning of dozens of questions about my career path. Three months later, I still hadn’t fully understood the situation I was in. The crisis... Read all
16 March 202520 Secrets of the Human Puzzle We’re Yet to Unlock
I’ve always been a sucker for the big “what if” questions. What if the human story, our messy, beautiful tangle of biology, culture, and instinct, holds secrets we haven’t even begun to guess? Not sci-fi fantasies, but real, grounded possibilities hiding in the cracks between disciplines. I’ve spent... Read all
11 March 2025The Robot Took My Job. Now What?
I was sitting in a coffee shop yesterday, watching the barista carefully craft my latte. Her movements were precise, almost artistic. Then it hit me: how long until a robot does this job? Not because it should. But because it could.And then I couldn’t stop thinking about it. We’re charging full-sp... Read all
16 February 2025How To Deploy a React Application with Apache2 on Ubuntu?
For old-generation developers like me, switching from jQuery to React in terms of deployment concepts was horrifying. Remember when deploying meant just FTPing some files and refreshing the browser? Those days are gone, replaced by builds, bundles, and server-side rendering. Let’s assume you wrote ... Read all
13 January 2025Thriving in the AI Age: A Human’s Guide to Staying Relevant
I recently watched my neighbor’s kid teaching their smart speaker to tell better jokes. The speaker kept missing the mark, and the kid kept refining the prompt, determined to get it right. That’s when it hit me: this generation isn’t afraid of AI, they’re shaping it. We’re not in a race against AI.... Read all
04 January 2025Beyond Silicon: The Rise of Photonic CPUs and the Future of Computing
In the 1940s, the world witnessed the birth of a revolutionary invention: the transistor. This tiny device, first created by John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley at Bell Labs in 1947, replaced bulky vacuum tubes and became the cornerstone of modern computing. By allowing the flow of e... Read all
11 December 2024How to Quit Smoking Easily by Allen Carr
But let’s be honest: it’s longer than it needs to be, with repeated points and drawn-out explanations. So, I decided to do you a favor. I’ve boiled down the entire book into this practical guide. If you’re serious about quitting smoking, this is all you need. No fluff, no filler, just the essence o... Read all
23 November 2024WTF-IS: MySQL Database
Data runs the world. Whether you’re building a website, analyzing customer behavior, or automating tasks, you’ll eventually need to store, retrieve, and manipulate data. That’s where MySQL comes in.MySQL is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) that enables efficient stora... Read all
17 November 2024How to Survive a Breakup?
Breakups can feel like the other side of the coin of the joy you once experienced in your relationship. While not inevitable, they are often unavoidable. Here’s the biological explanation in two sentences: The surge of feel-good hormones (dopamine and oxytocin) during the relationship creates an... Read all
15 November 2024Protect Your Brain Before It’s Too Late
In an age where we’re living longer than ever, keeping our minds agile and resilient has become just as crucial as physical fitness. Not only does an active brain help you stay sharp, creative, and focused, but it also acts as a buffer against cognitive decline and diseases like Alzheimer’s. Just li... Read all
13 November 2024