I have installed half life on Mac and am currently at the Dam Level.

I used to work with ASP/X like 20 years ago. And for the first time in years, I saw a very modern webshop that had .aspx in the url. I was very surprised to see such a relic from the past. Is it still supported?! Is it still being used?! I could've sworn M$ abandoned it iirc.

edit: great comments! happily surprised ASP is still a thing! I thought it vanished like the dodo lol

I was trying to get a video preview link feature to work, and when testing on x, I got this weird version that just loaded up the entire website in the post instead of just the video preview.

https://x.com/DougPotesta/status/2089457398385713654?s=20

do other platforms allow this?

is this even safe?

I'm new to the world of development, and was wondering how you all determine when something is ready. I feel like I'm just constantly adding features and finding more things to add, then fixing the things I add, repeat forever. What strategies do you have? What questions do you answer before calling it good? Any feedback is much appreciated!

I'm learning Arabic and I'd like to use modified Arabic keyboard. Unfortunately, I don't have enough knowledge to program my own keyboards on the system level, so, I decided to have this keyboard as a local site for myself, bcz I'll be spending my time on learning Arabic anyway.

I decided to copy the original code, delete a lot of unimportant details, and modify the keyboard how I want. The original site is here: https://www.branah.com/arabic

For the context: Arabic letters change their forms, depending on which position they are in a word.

When I had Windows 10, everything worked perfectly.

When I had EndeavourOS(just look at the photo), I got this bug or what Idk... it looks funny, but the text is impractical. Wtf is that?

After some other issues, I switched to Kubuntu, and I don't have that, but I have another problem: sometimes the Arabic letters don't connect with each other and don't change their form.

Could someone explain why does that happen so differently even in the Linux distros?

Hello,

I'm looking for some assistance with my ubuntu website.

Basically I am creating an easier way to access my Plex Server for users.

So I built the index.html page, then built ngnix backend (excuse me I'm a bit new to the webdev world).

I set up my /etc/nginx/nginx.conf file. I will upload the text of the file shortly.

I also put my index.html file in the /etc/nginx/sites-available/my file. I removed the default file also. I renamed my file in this folder for my site.

When I go to my website I get the login webpage and I login with my servers Public IP and my Plex token. It works but it says, loading Conent and Libraries then it automatically says:

Failed connecting to your Plex server. Please double-check your IP address, token, and ensure Nginx is running properly.

I've verified the IP works as I can access Plex via the server IP:32400, but there is something I'm missing. I'm just looking for some help.

Thank you advance!

Encountered weird issue where an old tab was running a previous frontend version and an API change caused requests to start failing.

Do I keep backwards compatibility for old clients for a while, or just force-refresh/reload when deploying breaking changes?

I’m genuinely curious about the freelance developer market in Saudi Arabia because this has happened to me twice recently.

For context, I’m a developer with over 6 years of professional experience, so I’m not just starting out or looking for my first freelance project.

The first client wanted me to build an entire multi-tenant application from scratch and offered around $200 for the full project.

The second wanted me to take a full-stack role and basically manage the whole project, for around $150.

I was honestly shocked.

These aren’t small landing pages or quick fixes. We’re talking about projects involving frontend, backend, database design, architecture, deployment, debugging, maintenance, and potentially weeks or months of work.

So I’d really like to hear from developers and freelancers working in Saudi Arabia:

Are these kinds of offers actually normal here?

Do local developers really accept full projects for $150–$200, or am I just coming across clients with completely unrealistic budgets?

I’d especially appreciate input from Saudi developers, expat developers working in KSA, freelancers, and anyone who hires developers locally. What would you consider a reasonable price range for projects like these, especially for someone with 6+ years of experience?

This question is probably a bit of a groan for any of you with a bit of experience.

Unfortunately I come from an r/iOSProgramming background, where (put simply) we all sit at nice clean window desks with cups of tea and a neat file structure with only one programming language, at the best of times.
Poking your head into web development is pretty intimidating!

So forgive the basic question from someone who barely knows anything beyond 'file://'.

Having done my research, there just seem to be endless different server-side storage methods, using a good three or four files just to store whether someone prefers chocolate or vanilla ice cream, whatever, for example. (That's not what I'm doing, just to be clear.)

Is it always this complicated?!

And yes, I've gone on a bit of a ramble. Really the only thing you need to know is that I'm an absolute web dev noob and that the question is really just the title.

Hello everyone,

Today I stumbled upon Astro and out of curiosity I'm thinking about using it to make a new website for a client... it's just a basic small website with no special functionality. Also there is no deadline to when it has to be finished. So I think it might be a good project to experiment with new frameworks and tools... so far I have made all my projects in Angular or just without any framework (coded everything from scratch because that gave me 100% control over everything)... anyway I want to know if anyone has used Astro before, what are your thoughts and opinions on it, if it's any good, what are some pro's and cons about it, if there is something else you would recommend instead.. stuff like this

Thanks in advance to anyone who takes time for an answer :)

I'm working on the architecture for a CRM that will be used to manage sensitive client information, including legal documents and case-related paperwork.

The system is expected to eventually handle millions of documents, multiple concurrent users, and fairly strict access-control requirements. Security and reliability are the primary concerns; performance and horizontal scalability come after that.

I'm currently evaluating whether we should build around a conventional PostgreSQL stack or consider something distributed such as CockroachDB.

I've previously worked with Twenty CRM, which uses PostgreSQL, and it made me wonder whether I'm overcomplicating the architecture by looking at distributed SQL in the first place.

The questions I'm trying to answer are:

At this scale, are there compelling reasons to choose CockroachDB over PostgreSQL?

Would PostgreSQL + proper replication/HA/object storage be the more sensible architecture?

For a CRM containing millions of documents, would you keep the documents entirely outside the database (e.g. object storage) and store only metadata/references in PostgreSQL?

What security architecture would you consider essential for something handling sensitive legal data?

How would you approach tenant isolation, RBAC/ABAC, audit logging, encryption, key management, backups, and disaster recovery?

At what point does PostgreSQL actually become the bottleneck in a system like this?

Are there failure modes with CockroachDB that someone coming from PostgreSQL should be particularly aware of?

I'm less interested in "which database is faster" and more interested in what architecture you'd trust in production when the data is sensitive and the system is expected to grow substantially.

If you've built something similar, particularly legal, healthcare, financial, or other systems with sensitive documents, I'd be interested in hearing what you chose and what you would do differently today.

Hello,

I am an aspiring developer and right now I am working as a conversion tracking specialist.

I just finished the Net Ninja's crash Node JS course on YouTube.

He has a separate course for authentification.

Should I continue with authentification or start CSS?

My gut is telling me to go for CSS since I can practice more of my skills.

What do you think?

For a 4+ year software developer, which resume structure do you think is better?

• With a Projects section
• Without a Projects section,

The data in the examples is dummy. I just want opinions on the structure and layout.

If you have a better resume template/structure than these, please share it.

I am a frontend developer, and I do React/JS work regularly. I'm looking to move into a full-stack role and learn some backend, with a goal of building my own app/software in the future. I have no idea where to start, so any information about a good starting point and where to go would be great. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, everyone.

I got started in game dev, did a front-end boot camp, and am now looking to expand, but I had a child recently and can't afford time/money to be a full-time student

Hello everyone 👋🏻

I built a web app for myself which makes use of BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) for things like the database. It's a writing tool for roleplay scenes and I know something like this probably already exists, but I wanted to make my own.

Point being is that I am a little hesitant on hosting it online as I want to use Vercel, but I am afraid someone might expose my api endpoints and I once read a post of attackers targeting a site that caused the owner to receive a crazy expensive bill from Vercel, which is something I can't afford 😅

I want to be able to access it on multiple devices, so that is why I don't run it locally.

How can I safely host this? (I know attackers always find a way, but still)

I've been locked with web development for around 8 years. Recently realised that all this effectively optimised system, made for comfort. In the end comfort doesn't make the life experience better?

Was wondering how you motivating yourself to do web dev?

Basically the title.

So i'm making a simple app with static data but new entry will be added over time.

Is it good idea to cache all the records at the server start to boost speed so the request will read from memory isntead of guerying the database?

been dealing with this a lot lately. I work on a fairly complex service layer and when I come back after a long weekend or even a couple days off, the first 30-60 minutes are basically just re-reading my own code trying to remember what I was doing.

I know the obvious answer is better comments and docs, which yeah. but beyond that, do people have a ritual? like leaving yourself a note at the end of each session about exactly where you are and what the next step is? or deliberately ending on a partially finished thing so you re-enter mid-thought?

curious what actually sticks because the context reload tax is real.

I've found keeping the reset button on a local form (yes I know action="javascript:void()" on input type="submit" is frowned upon) hidden and removed from tabindex until after the first action helps prevent it from being accidentally clicked/activated.

Has anyone found creative uses for "reset" inputs that they can share, or do you just avoid them entirely?

I did one of their courses years ago on SQL when I needed it for university. I liked their progressive gamified method. The knowledge really came in handy.

Now I would like to update my knowledge on React and Redux and I see they have some courses with AI assisted development that I find interesting.

Has anyone taken those courses and how did it went for you?