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      <title>I Tried "Vibe Coding" for the First Time — Here's GitGlow, What I Built and What I Learned</title>
      <dc:creator>Omprakashchauhan</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/i-tried-vibe-coding-for-the-first-time-heres-gitglow-what-i-built-and-what-i-learned-ped</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/i-tried-vibe-coding-for-the-first-time-heres-gitglow-what-i-built-and-what-i-learned-ped</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A GitHub profile analyzer built by prompting an AI, not by writing every line myself.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fwcqbyrksw6ddsylprzoo.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fwcqbyrksw6ddsylprzoo.png" alt=" " width="800" height="876"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A few weeks ago I decided to try something I'd only heard about in passing: &lt;strong&gt;vibe coding&lt;/strong&gt; — building a real, working product mostly by describing what I wanted to an AI coding agent, rather than writing every line of code by hand.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I didn't come from a heavy engineering background, and honestly, that was the point. I wanted to see how far "clear thinking + clear prompting" could actually take a product from idea to something live and usable.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The result is &lt;strong&gt;GitGlow&lt;/strong&gt; — a tool that turns any public GitHub profile into a visual dashboard.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;🔗 Try it here: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://git-glow-three.vercel.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://git-glow-three.vercel.app/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What GitGlow Actually Does
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You paste in a GitHub username (or a full profile URL), hit analyze, and it pulls together:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🔥 &lt;strong&gt;Contribution streaks&lt;/strong&gt; — current streak and longest streak&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;💻 &lt;strong&gt;Language breakdown&lt;/strong&gt; — a donut chart of what languages you actually write, weighted by real code volume, not just repo count&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;📈 &lt;strong&gt;Language trend over time&lt;/strong&gt; — how your stack has evolved year by year&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🕐 &lt;strong&gt;Best time to code&lt;/strong&gt; — a commit-hour heatmap that tells you if you're a night owl, an early bird, a strict 9-to-5 coder, or a weekend warrior&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;✅ &lt;strong&gt;Repo health score&lt;/strong&gt; — a 0–100 score per repo based on license, description quality, recent activity, and issue tracking&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🏢 &lt;strong&gt;Personal vs. organization contributions&lt;/strong&gt; — how much of your work is solo vs. through teams/orgs&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🆚 &lt;strong&gt;Compare mode&lt;/strong&gt; — put two GitHub profiles side by side and see who's really grinding harder&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🎴 &lt;strong&gt;Shareable dev card&lt;/strong&gt; — a generated image you can drop into your README or share on social&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🧠 &lt;strong&gt;AI-written summary&lt;/strong&gt; — a short, natural-language paragraph describing your coding personality, generated live from your stats&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Everything is fetched live from GitHub's API on every request. Nothing about you is stored — no database, no accounts, no tracking. You paste a username, you get a dashboard, that's it.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Why I Built This
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I wanted a project that was genuinely useful, not just a toy demo — something developers would actually enjoy poking around in. GitHub profiles already have &lt;em&gt;so much&lt;/em&gt; interesting data sitting in them: when you code, what you code in, how consistent you are, how healthy your repos are. Nobody was surfacing it in one visual place, so I built the thing I wanted to use myself.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There's also a slightly competitive, fun layer to it — the compare feature exists because half the fun of a tool like this is checking your stats against a friend's, a colleague's, or your favorite open-source maintainer's.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  The Vibe Coding Experience
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This was my first time building something end-to-end this way, and a few things stood out:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. The bottleneck moves from "how do I write this" to "what exactly do I want."&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Once you're not fighting syntax, the real work becomes describing the feature precisely enough that the output actually matches your intent. Vague prompts get vague results — being specific about data flow, edge cases, and UI behavior mattered far more than I expected.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Iteration speed changes how you design.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Because building a feature took minutes instead of hours, I found myself trying things I normally wouldn't have bothered prototyping — like the commit-hour heatmap or the shareable dev card. Low cost of experimentation meant more experiments.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. You still need to think like an engineer.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Vibe coding doesn't remove the need to understand your product. I still had to reason about API rate limits, what happens when a token isn't configured, what a "repo health score" should even mean, and how to keep the whole thing stateless by design. The AI handled implementation; the decisions were still mine.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. Shipping beats perfecting.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
It's tempting to keep adding "one more feature." At some point I just pushed it live, and that turned out to be the right call — real usage and feedback teach you more than another week of solo polishing ever could.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Tech Stack
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Next.js&lt;/strong&gt; (App Router) + TypeScript&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Tailwind CSS&lt;/strong&gt; + &lt;strong&gt;shadcn/ui&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Recharts&lt;/strong&gt; for the charts and heatmaps&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;GitHub REST + GraphQL APIs&lt;/strong&gt; for all the data&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Gemini API&lt;/strong&gt; for the AI-generated summary (optional — falls back to a template if unset)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Deployed on &lt;strong&gt;Vercel&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;No backend database. No user accounts. Everything server-rendered on demand from live GitHub data.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What's Next
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A few things I'm considering adding:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Full contribution calendar (the classic GitHub-style green squares grid)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pinned repos support&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;An opt-in public leaderboard (this one actually needs a small database, unlike everything else here — deliberately holding off until it's worth the tradeoff)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Better error/empty states and loading skeletons&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Try It and Tell Me What You Think
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is genuinely my first project built this way, and I'd love honest feedback — what's confusing, what's missing, what you'd want to see next. If you try it, paste your own GitHub username in and see if the "night owl or 9-to-5 coder" label actually gets you right.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;🔗 &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://git-glow-three.vercel.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://git-glow-three.vercel.app/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you build something similar or have ideas for what to add, drop a comment — I'm actively iterating on this.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If you found this useful, a clap or a share helps more people find it — and if you're curious about vibe coding yourself, happy to answer questions in the comments.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <category>ai</category>
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      <title>When Fixing One Bug Almost Broke Three Others</title>
      <dc:creator>Omprakashchauhan</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/when-fixing-one-bug-almost-broke-three-others-40gc</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/when-fixing-one-bug-almost-broke-three-others-40gc</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is a submission for &lt;a href="https://dev.to/bugsmash"&gt;DEV's Summer Bug Smash: Smash Stories&lt;/a&gt; powered by &lt;a href="https://sentry.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Sentry&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fq378h562pk542usaydac.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fq378h562pk542usaydac.png" alt=" " width="800" height="533"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What Happened
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/tmoroney/auto-subs" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AutoSubs&lt;/a&gt; is an open-source tool that generates AI-powered subtitles inside DaVinci Resolve. It worked fine - until Resolve was installed somewhere other than the default location.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;When Resolve lives in a custom path (like &lt;code&gt;D:\software\Davinci\&lt;/code&gt;), multiple versions of &lt;code&gt;avutil*.dll&lt;/code&gt; end up sitting side by side - &lt;code&gt;avutil-56.dll&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;avutil-58.dll&lt;/code&gt;, sometimes more. AutoSubs' Lua loader wasn't built for that. It would throw:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Couldn't find exact match for pattern "avutil*.dll."&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And just like that, AutoSubs refused to load inside Resolve. No subtitles, no connection, nothing worked.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  The Root Cause
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The culprit was &lt;code&gt;load_library()&lt;/code&gt; inside &lt;code&gt;libavutil.lua&lt;/code&gt;. The original code hard-assumed exactly &lt;strong&gt;one&lt;/strong&gt; matching DLL would ever exist:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight lua"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nb"&gt;assert&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;#&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="n"&gt;files&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;==&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="ow"&gt;and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;files&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="mi"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;].&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="n"&gt;IsDir&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;==&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="kc"&gt;false&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;On a standard install, that's true. On a custom install with multiple avutil versions present, it's not - and the assert just blows up the entire load process.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  My First Fix
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The plan was simple:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Accept &lt;strong&gt;one or more&lt;/strong&gt; matches instead of exactly one&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sort by filename and automatically pick the &lt;strong&gt;newest version&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Wrap the load in &lt;code&gt;pcall&lt;/code&gt; so a bad file doesn't crash everything
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight lua"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;local&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;files&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;bmd&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="n"&gt;readdir&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="k"&gt;if&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;#&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="n"&gt;files&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="kd"&gt;local&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;best_file&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="kc"&gt;nil&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="k"&gt;for&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;_&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;file&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;in&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nb"&gt;ipairs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="n"&gt;files&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;do&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="k"&gt;if&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="ow"&gt;not&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;file&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="n"&gt;IsDir&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;
            &lt;span class="k"&gt;if&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;best_file&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;==&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="kc"&gt;nil&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="ow"&gt;or&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;file&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="n"&gt;Name&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;best_file&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="n"&gt;Name&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;
                &lt;span class="n"&gt;best_file&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;file&lt;/span&gt;
            &lt;span class="k"&gt;end&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="k"&gt;end&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="k"&gt;end&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="k"&gt;if&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;best_file&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;~=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="kc"&gt;nil&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="kd"&gt;local&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;ok&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;lib&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nb"&gt;pcall&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="n"&gt;ffi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="n"&gt;load&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;files&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="n"&gt;Parent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="n"&gt;best_file&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="n"&gt;Name&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="k"&gt;if&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;ok&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;lib&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;end&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="k"&gt;end&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="k"&gt;end&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="nb"&gt;assert&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kc"&gt;false&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;I tested it on Windows 11 with both &lt;code&gt;avutil-56.dll&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;avutil-58.dll&lt;/code&gt; present in a custom path. AutoSubs loaded, subtitles generated, connection was stable. I opened the PR feeling good about it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  The Twist I Didn't See Coming
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A day later, an automated code review bot flagged something I'd completely missed: while rewriting the file, my fix had quietly &lt;strong&gt;deleted two functions&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;code&gt;frame_from_timecode()&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;timecode_from_frame()&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Turns out those weren't dead code - the rest of the app still called them. Removing them meant features like &lt;code&gt;JumpToTime&lt;/code&gt; and render progress tracking would now crash with &lt;code&gt;attempt to call method ... (a nil value)&lt;/code&gt;, even though the DLL itself was loading perfectly fine.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;That's the part that got me. My fix solved the exact bug I was staring at, and quietly introduced a new one I wasn't.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The maintainer confirmed it directly in review:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The underlying issue is valid, but this PR removes &lt;code&gt;frame_from_timecode()&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;timecode_from_frame()&lt;/code&gt;, both of which are still used by AutoSubs. This would break Resolve timeline/timecode functionality. We should keep those functions and only update &lt;code&gt;load_library()&lt;/code&gt; to tolerate multiple matching libavutil binaries.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What I Learned
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The root-cause fix - loosening an overly strict &lt;code&gt;assert&lt;/code&gt; - was correct. But because I rewrote more of the file than the bug actually required, I broke functionality the original bug report never even mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Debugging isn't just "does my fix solve the bug I'm looking at." It's also "what else does this code touch that I didn't think to check?" A well-tested fix can still quietly delete something important - because you only test the scenarios you're thinking about, not the ones you accidentally removed.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Next time, I'm changing the smallest possible surface area to fix a bug, and grepping the whole codebase for every function I'm about to touch before I touch it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PR:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://github.com/tmoroney/auto-subs/pull/460" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://github.com/tmoroney/auto-subs/pull/460&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <category>bugsmash</category>
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      <title>Built with Google Gemini: I Built a Prompt Engineering Tool — and It Taught Me More Than I Expected</title>
      <dc:creator>Omprakashchauhan</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/built-with-google-gemini-i-built-a-prompt-engineering-tool-and-it-taught-me-more-than-i-expected-ipe</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/built-with-google-gemini-i-built-a-prompt-engineering-tool-and-it-taught-me-more-than-i-expected-ipe</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is a submission for the &lt;a href="https://github.com/omprakash2929/PromptCraft" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Prompt Engineering Tool&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What I Built with Google Gemini
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The idea came from a very practical frustration. While working with AI models, I realized I was spending more time refining prompts than building features. A slightly vague instruction would produce an average response. A more structured instruction would produce something great. But figuring out that structure required trial, error, and wasted API calls.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;PromptCraft acts as an intelligent middle layer between the user and Gemini.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Instead of sending raw prompts directly to the model, users pass them through PromptCraft first. The system:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Analyzes clarity and intent&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Suggests improvements&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Rewrites the prompt in a more structured format&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Explains why the improved version is better&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;_In simple terms, Gemini is not just generating answers — it is being used to improve how we talk to AI.&lt;br&gt;
_&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Architecture Overview
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The system works in three stages:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;User Prompt Input&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Prompt Analysis &amp;amp; Refinement (Gemini API)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Improved Prompt + Explanation Output
I used carefully designed system instructions to guide Gemini into behaving like a prompt engineering mentor instead of a general assistant.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Key technical considerations:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Controlled temperature to reduce randomness&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strict output formatting instructions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Structured response parsing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Clear role-based instruction design&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Error handling for incomplete responses&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;One of the most important design decisions was separating:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The analysis role (evaluate prompt quality)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The refinement role (rewrite clearly)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The explanation role (teach the user what changed)
That separation significantly improved consistency.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Demo
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;GitHub Repository: &lt;a href="https://github.com/omprakash2929/PromptCraft" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://github.com/omprakash2929/PromptCraft&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fy2fucpd75tcb7i7o8zsl.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fy2fucpd75tcb7i7o8zsl.png" alt=" " width="800" height="388"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fv6bjtrov47gs34156tzh.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fv6bjtrov47gs34156tzh.png" alt=" " width="800" height="400"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F311q4chp9m3700c2ikim.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F311q4chp9m3700c2ikim.png" alt=" " width="800" height="395"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fz9n2gy0ef70evib8ol06.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fz9n2gy0ef70evib8ol06.png" alt=" " width="773" height="319"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  Example workflow:
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;
  
  
  Gemini-Refined Prompt via PromptCraft:
&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;p&gt;“Provide a beginner-friendly explanation of DevOps including its key principles, core practices (CI/CD, automation, monitoring), and why it is important in modern software development. Use simple language and a short real-world example.”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The difference in output quality is immediately noticeable.&lt;br&gt;
This shows how structured prompting changes model performance without changing the model itself.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What I Learned
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  1. AI Is Easy to Use — Hard to Control
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Calling the Gemini API was straightforward.&lt;br&gt;
Controlling response quality was not.&lt;br&gt;
The real complexity lies in instruction design. Small changes in phrasing caused large differences in output structure and usefulness.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  I learned that prompt engineering is not about longer prompts — it’s about clearer constraints.
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  2. Deterministic Thinking Doesn’t Apply
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As developers, we expect predictable outputs for identical inputs. AI systems don’t behave like that.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Even with the same prompt, slight variations occur. To manage this, I:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lowered temperature for refinement tasks&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Explicitly constrained format requirements&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Added structured output expectations&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  This reduced unpredictability significantly.
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  3. System Prompts Matter More Than Business Logic
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Most of the product quality improvement didn’t come from adding more code.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It came from refining:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Role instructions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Tone constraints&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Output format templates&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Evaluation criteria&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  That was a surprising but powerful lesson.
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  4. Soft Skills Improved Too
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Working with Gemini improved:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Clarity in writing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Instruction precision&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Thinking from the model’s perspective&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Patience with iterative improvements&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It also made me more intentional about language in documentation and architecture design.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Google Gemini Feedback
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  What Worked Well
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong contextual understanding&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;High-quality natural rewriting&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Good balance between structure and creativity&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Fast response times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Reliable intent interpretation&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Gemini performed particularly well when tasked with structured rewriting and clarity improvement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Where I Faced Friction
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Occasionally verbose responses even when conciseness was requested&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sometimes superficial improvements instead of deeper structural refinement&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Required very explicit formatting instructions for consistent output&lt;br&gt;
To address this:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I reinforced system-level constraints.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I added role clarity (e.g., “You are a prompt engineering expert…”).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I constrained output format to bullet structures where needed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Once properly guided, Gemini’s consistency improved significantly.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Reflection
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;This project changed how I view AI integration.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Initially, I thought I was building a tool that improves prompts.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In reality, I was learning how to design better instructions for intelligent systems.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;PromptCraft taught me that AI isn’t magic. It responds directly to clarity, structure, and constraint.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The better you communicate, the better it performs.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;And that realization will influence how I build future AI-powered products.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What’s Next
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Planned improvements:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Prompt scoring system&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Token usage analytics&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Prompt history tracking&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Backend proxy for secure API handling&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Deployment on Cloud Run&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Browser extension version&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The long-term vision is to evolve PromptCraft into a developer-focused toolkit for serious prompt engineering workflows.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h1&gt;
  
  
  devchallenge #geminireflections #gemini
&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h1&gt;
  
  
  ai
&lt;/h1&gt;

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      <title>🖥️ Retro Office PC — CSS Art: Office Culture 🎨</title>
      <dc:creator>Omprakashchauhan</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 11:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/retro-office-pc-css-art-office-culture-2i5e</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/retro-office-pc-css-art-office-culture-2i5e</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;This is a submission for &lt;a href="https://dev.to/challenges/frontend/axero"&gt;Frontend Challenge: Office Edition sponsored by Axero, CSS Art: Office Culture&lt;/a&gt;._&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Inspiration
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For many, "Office Culture" instantly brings images of modern laptops, remote setups, or coffee machines — but I wanted to take it back to the roots.&lt;br&gt;
I recreated a nostalgic IBM-style Retro PC entirely using HTML and CSS, symbolizing the early tech that laid the foundation for office life as we know it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;From green-glow CRT screens to floppy drives, this design captures the classic aesthetic of 80s office setups — when monitors weighed more than your desk, and "Hello World" on a terminal felt revolutionary.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Demo
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Live Preview: CodePen &lt;a href="https://codepen.io/omprakash2929/pen/LEVwWyV" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Demo Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Screenshot:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fvo5bfmesnwiuzea2t6ie.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fvo5bfmesnwiuzea2t6ie.png" alt=" " width="799" height="452"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Journey
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Building this CSS art was a fun exploration of blending nostalgia with pure frontend creativity:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;✅ Pure HTML &amp;amp; CSS Only — no images, no JS&lt;br&gt;
✅ Custom Fonts for that authentic terminal look&lt;br&gt;
✅ CRT Screen Glow &amp;amp; Scanline Effects&lt;br&gt;
✅ Detailed Case Design including power buttons, LED indicators, floppy drives.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What I Learned:
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Leveraging CSS gradients and shadows to simulate realistic screen textures&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Using CSS-only techniques to model 3D-like components (floppy slots, buttons)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How much personality you can express with pure code and a bit of creativity&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  🚀 Final Thoughts
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This was a fun throwback to simpler yet heavier! machines and the dawn of office computing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thanks to Axero and DEV for inspiring this nostalgic coding moment!&lt;/p&gt;

</description>
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      <title>🚀 Hack Club Summer of Making 2025: Code, Create &amp; Win Prizes!</title>
      <dc:creator>Omprakashchauhan</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/hack-club-summer-of-making-2025-code-create-win-prizes-404i</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/hack-club-summer-of-making-2025-code-create-win-prizes-404i</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Are you a high (college) school student and working professional (or know someone who is) who loves building cool things with code? Or maybe you’re someone who wants to support teens in tech and get rewarded for it? Either way, Hack Club’s Summer of Making 2025 is the perfect opportunity to unleash creativity, build amazing projects, and even win awesome prizes — all for free.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;🔗 Join Now: &lt;a href="https://summer.hack.club/bdh" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://summer.hack.club/bdh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
🔁 Refer &amp;amp; earn prizes: pyramid.hackclub.com&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  🌟 What is the Summer of Making?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Summer of Making is an annual global initiative by Hack Club — a community of high school and working professional hackers and builders — to support young makers in creating real-world tech projects. Whether you’re building websites, robots, games, or hardware hacks, you can get funding, mentorship, and prizes for your work.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fkcqjr69968hmopuqa7od.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fkcqjr69968hmopuqa7od.png" alt=" " width="800" height="394"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It’s not a competition — it’s a celebration of youth creativity and open-source building.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  🎁 How Do You Win Prizes?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There are two paths to earning awesome rewards like hardware kits, tech swag, and exclusive Hack Club merchandise:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;👩‍💻 Build Something Cool (Ages &amp;gt;15)
Head to summer.hackclub.com
Sign up and start building a coding or hardware project
Submit your project for a chance to get free hardware or gift boxes!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🔗 Refer Friends (All Ages Can Do This!)
Go to pyramid.hackclub.com and log in with GitHub
You’ll get a unique referral link + poster generator
Earn 3 tickets per sign-up, 1 ticket per poster, and 3 bonus tickets per poster sign-up
The more tickets, the more chances to win epic prizes!
✅ Tip: Share your referral link on social media, in Discord servers, school groups, or put up posters in libraries and cafes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fd34dgxc8uyhsdezm5xfp.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fd34dgxc8uyhsdezm5xfp.png" alt=" " width="670" height="867"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  📍 Real Examples of How to Earn Tickets
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Put posters with your QR code in public spaces like:&lt;br&gt;
🏫 Schools&lt;br&gt;
☕ Coffee shops&lt;br&gt;
📚 Libraries&lt;br&gt;
🛒 Grocery stores&lt;br&gt;
Share your unique link online:&lt;br&gt;
💬 Group chats&lt;br&gt;
🧵 Threads on Twitter/X&lt;br&gt;
📌 Discord statuses&lt;br&gt;
📲 WhatsApp/Telegram/Facebook&lt;br&gt;
You can track your referral progress in real time through your Pyramid dashboard.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  🌍 Global Program, Free Shipping!
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Prizes ship from Hack Club HQ in Vermont, USA&lt;br&gt;
Free international shipping is covered!&lt;br&gt;
You’re only responsible for any customs fees (if applicable in your country)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  🧠 Why You Should Join or Share
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Build your portfolio with real projects&lt;br&gt;
Gain experience with open source and real tech tools&lt;br&gt;
Win hardware kits and other fun prizes&lt;br&gt;
Be part of a global community of teenage makers&lt;br&gt;
Help other teens discover tech &amp;amp; get rewarded for spreading the word!&lt;br&gt;
🏁 Let’s Make This Summer Count!&lt;br&gt;
Whether you’re hacking together a hardware project, building a personal app, or simply helping others discover this incredible opportunity, the Hack Club Summer of Making 2025 is something you won’t want to miss.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  👉 Join or Refer Now:
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;🔗 [summer.hackclub.com](&lt;a href="https://summer.hack.club/bdh" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://summer.hack.club/bdh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
🔁 Referral portal: &lt;a href="https://summer.hack.club/bdh" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;pyramid.hackclub.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let’s make, learn, and share together this summer. Who knows — your next big project might just start here!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;🙌 PS: Use My Link to Join &amp;amp; Help Me Earn Tickets!&lt;br&gt;
[Insert your unique referral link here]&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thanks for supporting and spreading the word! 💙&lt;/p&gt;

</description>
      <category>programming</category>
      <category>hacktoberfest</category>
      <category>hackclub</category>
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      <title>A New Era for Node.js Framework: Introducing Express v5</title>
      <dc:creator>Omprakashchauhan</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/a-new-era-for-nodejs-framework-introducing-express-v5-2e2o</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/a-new-era-for-nodejs-framework-introducing-express-v5-2e2o</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F7veg13dji0tfdn7wauqm.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F7veg13dji0tfdn7wauqm.png" alt=" " width="800" height="451"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Ten years in the making, Express v5 introduces subtle but significant changes, aiming to streamline development, improve security, and prepare the ecosystem for future growth. The release is designed to be intentionally "boring"—it doesn’t introduce flashy new features but rather focuses on core updates that unblock the ecosystem, allowing developers to build more efficiently while laying the groundwork for future enhancements.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Express.js has been the go-to web framework for building server-side applications with Node.js for over a decade. Its simplicity, flexibility, and vast ecosystem have made it one of the most popular choices among developers worldwide. With the long-awaited release of Express v5, the framework brings new updates and improvements that enhance the development experience while staying true to its minimalist and unopinionated philosophy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Why Upgrade to Express v5?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The release of Express v5 brings several key features, bug fixes, and performance enhancements that modernize the framework. While previous versions were reliable and functional, v5 addresses the need for features present in more modern web frameworks by focusing on:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Support for modern JavaScript (ES6+) features&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Better handling of &lt;code&gt;async/await&lt;/code&gt; and promises&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Improved routing and middleware management&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Enhanced performance and security&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;More powerful error handling&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Key Features and Improvements in Express v5
&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  1. Full Support for Promises and Async/Await
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;One of the most significant updates in Express v5 is its native support for promises and &lt;code&gt;async/await&lt;/code&gt;. Previously, Express relied on callback-based middleware, which often led to callback hell in complex applications.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In Express v5, you can now write cleaner and more readable asynchronous code using &lt;code&gt;async/await&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example in Express v4 (callbacks):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;app.get('/user/:id', (req, res, next) =&amp;gt; {
  User.findById(req.params.id, (err, user) =&amp;gt; {
    if (err) return next(err);
    res.json(user);
  });
});
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Express v5 (async/await):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;app.get('/user/:id', async (req, res, next) =&amp;gt; {
  try {
    const user = await User.findById(req.params.id);
    res.json(user);
  } catch (err) {
    next(err);
  }
});

&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The new support for promises and async/await not only reduces complexity but also aligns Express with modern JavaScript standards.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Middleware and Router Enhancements&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Express v5 introduces improvements in how middleware and routers are handled. In earlier versions, routers and middleware were often confusing to manage in complex applications.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Now, Express v5 offers better control and more granular error handling for middleware, making it easier to create modular and scalable applications. Middleware functions can also return promises, which allows for cleaner asynchronous code in middleware chains.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Improved Error Handling&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Error handling in Express v4 was functional but could become cumbersome when working with asynchronous operations. With Express v5, error handling is now more intuitive and integrates seamlessly with promises and async/await.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example, if an error is thrown inside an async route handler, Express will automatically catch it and forward it to your error-handling middleware. This saves time and effort while improving the reliability of your application’s error management.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;app.use(async (req, res, next) =&amp;gt; {
  try {
    await someAsyncTask();
  } catch (err) {
    next(err);  // Express v5 handles this smoothly
  }
});
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. Deprecated Synchronous Middleware&lt;/strong&gt;]&lt;br&gt;
In keeping with the shift toward modern JavaScript practices, Express v5 deprecates synchronous middleware functions. All middleware and route handlers are now expected to be either asynchronous or return a promise.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This ensures that Express apps remain responsive and efficient, particularly in high-load environments where blocking synchronous operations can degrade performance.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5. Performance and Security Enhancements&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Express v5 includes multiple under-the-hood optimizations that make it faster and more secure. Some of these improvements include:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Better memory management:&lt;/strong&gt; Express v5 is more efficient when handling large numbers of requests, reducing memory usage and improving throughput.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Security enhancements:&lt;/strong&gt; The framework has integrated better practices for handling HTTP headers and protecting against common web vulnerabilities like cross-site scripting (XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF).&lt;br&gt;
By adopting these improvements, Express v5 helps developers build more secure and scalable applications.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;6. Ecosystem and Community Support&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Express has always been supported by a robust ecosystem of middleware, libraries, and tools. While v5 introduces many changes, it maintains backward compatibility with most existing middleware. This means you can upgrade to Express v5 without having to overhaul your entire project.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Express community remains active and vibrant, ensuring that v5 continues to evolve and meet the needs of developers.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  How to Upgrade to Express v5
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Upgrading to Express v5 is a relatively straightforward process, but it’s essential to test your application thoroughly before deploying the new version. Here’s a quick guide to help you upgrade:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Install Express v5 by running:
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;npm install express@5

&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;2.Update your route handlers to use async/await, especially if you’re using asynchronous code.&lt;br&gt;
3.Refactor synchronous middleware to return promises or use async functions.&lt;br&gt;
4.Test your application thoroughly to catch any potential issues, especially if you’re relying on third-party middleware.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Compatibility Note&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Most existing middleware should continue to work with Express v5, but if you’re using custom middleware or less common packages, you may need to verify compatibility and make necessary adjustments.&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Space Invaders - Alien Attack 🌌👾 web game</title>
      <dc:creator>Omprakashchauhan</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 13:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/space-invaders-alien-attack-web-game-2fog</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/space-invaders-alien-attack-web-game-2fog</guid>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;
  
  
  Space Invaders - Alien Attack 👾🌌
&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is a submission for the &lt;a href="https://dev.to/challenges/webgame"&gt;Web Game Challenge&lt;/a&gt;, Build a Game: Alien Edition.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What I Built
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I created &lt;strong&gt;Space Invaders - Alien Attack&lt;/strong&gt;, a browser-based game where you take control of a space fighter and defend Earth from an onslaught of alien invaders. Inspired by the classic Space Invaders arcade game, this project focuses on delivering a fun and retro gaming experience entirely in the browser using &lt;strong&gt;HTML5&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;CSS3&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;JavaScript&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  Key Features:
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Retro Pixel Graphics:&lt;/strong&gt; Aesthetic that brings back the 80s arcade vibe.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Progressive Difficulty:&lt;/strong&gt; Alien waves speed up as you advance, increasing the challenge.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Smooth Controls:&lt;/strong&gt; Use arrow keys to move and the spacebar to shoot.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;High Score Tracking:&lt;/strong&gt; Keep track of your top scores across game sessions using local storage.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Demo
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Play the game directly in your browser &lt;a href="https://space-invaders-wars.netlify.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Check out the source code on GitHub: &lt;a href="https://github.com/omprakash2929/Space-Invaders" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GitHub Repo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;You can also embed the game directly here.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Preview
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F960odvk60fmydguo61om.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F960odvk60fmydguo61om.png" alt=" " width="799" height="392"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Journey
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This project was an exciting challenge to recreate a nostalgic game experience with modern web technologies. Here's a bit about my journey:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  What I Learned:
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Game Development with JavaScript:&lt;/strong&gt; Building the game loop, handling user input, and collision detection were key areas of focus.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Responsive Design:&lt;/strong&gt; Ensuring the game works seamlessly across desktop and mobile screens.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Optimizing for Performance:&lt;/strong&gt; Managing frame rates and optimizing rendering to ensure smooth gameplay.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  What I'm Proud Of:
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Smooth Player Controls:&lt;/strong&gt; Creating responsive and fluid controls that feel satisfying to use.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Game Mechanics:&lt;/strong&gt; Implementing progressively harder alien waves and handling collision detection for a dynamic experience.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  What's Next:
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Power-Ups:&lt;/strong&gt; I plan to add power-ups like shields or multi-shot to increase gameplay variety.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Leaderboard:&lt;/strong&gt; Integrating a global leaderboard using an API to track high scores globally.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Level Design:&lt;/strong&gt; Adding more distinct levels with new alien types and mechanics.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;p&gt;Thanks for checking out my submission! I hope you enjoy playing &lt;strong&gt;Space Invaders - Alien Attack&lt;/strong&gt; as much as I enjoyed building it! 👾🎮&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have any feedback or want to contribute, feel free to drop a comment or open an issue on GitHub.&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>summer 2024 june</title>
      <dc:creator>Omprakashchauhan</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 05:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/summer-2024-june-4d35</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/summer-2024-june-4d35</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is a submission for &lt;a href="https://codepen.io/omprakash2929/pen/OJYjRem" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Frontend Challenge v24.04.17&lt;/a&gt;, CSS Art: June.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Inspiration
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As India enters the summer of 2024, it's becoming increasingly clear how crucial tree cover is to our environment. Looking back at the past, when lush greenery was more widespread, we can see a stark contrast to the present, where the decrease in tree cover has resulted in severe heat waves and environmental challenges.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Past: In previous decades, the Indian landscape was adorned with vast forests and urban greenery, and trees played a crucial role in moderating temperatures, providing shade, and maintaining ecological balance.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Cooler temperatures: Trees absorb sunlight and release moisture into the air through transpiration, significantly cooling the surroundings.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Cleaner air: They act as natural air filters, trapping dust, pollutants, and producing oxygen.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Healthier ecosystems: Forests support biodiversity, providing habitat for countless species and maintaining soil health.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The present: Reduced tree cover and its effects.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Today, rapid urbanization and deforestation have drastically reduced the number of trees across India. This loss has led to numerous adverse effects:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Rising Temperatures: Without sufficient tree cover, urban areas experience the "urban heat island" effect, where concrete and asphalt absorb and retain heat.&lt;br&gt;
Increased Pollution: Fewer trees mean less filtration of pollutants, leading to poorer air quality.&lt;br&gt;
Biodiversity Loss: The destruction of habitats has resulted in the decline of many plant and animal species.&lt;br&gt;
The Way Forward&lt;br&gt;
Understanding the critical role of trees in combating climate change and mitigating heat waves is imperative. To ensure a sustainable future, we must:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Plant More Trees: Engage in massive afforestation and reforestation projects.&lt;br&gt;
Protect Existing Forests: Implement and enforce laws to prevent illegal logging and deforestation.&lt;br&gt;
Urban Greening: Encourage green city spaces, such as parks, green roofs, and community gardens.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Demo
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe height="600" src="https://codepen.io/omprakash2929/embed/OJYjRem?height=600&amp;amp;default-tab=result&amp;amp;embed-version=2"&gt;
&lt;/iframe&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Journey
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;My Process&lt;br&gt;
Creating the inspirational text and HTML/CSS design involved several key steps:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Understanding the Requirements:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The first step was to clearly understand the user's request to create a design highlighting the impact of tree cover on summer heat in India, contrasting the past with the present.&lt;br&gt;
Drafting the Content:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I composed an inspirational message that reflects on the historical significance of tree cover, the current issues due to deforestation, and a call to action for the future.&lt;br&gt;
Designing the HTML Structure:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The next step was to structure the content in HTML, ensuring it's logically organized and easy to read.&lt;br&gt;
Styling with CSS:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I applied CSS to enhance the visual appeal of the content, focusing on readability, aesthetics, and highlighting important points.&lt;br&gt;
Iterative Improvements:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Finally, I reviewed and refined both the text and the code, ensuring clarity, coherence, and functionality.&lt;br&gt;
What I Learned&lt;br&gt;
Impact of Trees: Researching and writing about the role of trees in climate regulation reinforced my understanding of their importance in maintaining ecological balance.&lt;br&gt;
Content Structuring: Balancing detailed information with readability is crucial. Breaking down the content into clear, concise sections helps in better communication.&lt;br&gt;
HTML and CSS Styling: Revisiting foundational web development skills reminded me of the importance of clean, semantic HTML and effective CSS styling for presenting information.&lt;br&gt;
Things I Am Particularly Proud Of&lt;br&gt;
Clarity and Impact: I am proud of how the inspirational text turned out, effectively communicating the critical message about the importance of trees.&lt;br&gt;
Visual Design: The final HTML and CSS design is clean, visually appealing, and enhances the readability and impact of the content.&lt;br&gt;
Responsive Layout: Ensuring that the design is responsive and looks good on various devices is a crucial aspect that was successfully implemented.&lt;br&gt;
What I Hope to Do Next&lt;br&gt;
Interactive Elements: In future iterations, I hope to incorporate interactive elements, such as animations or interactive infographics, to make the message even more engaging.&lt;br&gt;
Deeper Research: Diving deeper into specific case studies or data related to deforestation and its impacts in India could add more depth to the content.&lt;br&gt;
Broader Campaigns: Expanding this concept into a broader campaign, including social media strategies and community engagement tools, could amplify the impact and reach of the message.&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Placeholder Contributor</title>
      <dc:creator>Omprakashchauhan</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/placeholder-contributor-1n1d</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/placeholder-contributor-1n1d</guid>
      <description>&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  Intro
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  Highs and Lows
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  Growth
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      <title>Demystifying React Custom Hooks In 2023</title>
      <dc:creator>Omprakashchauhan</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2023 12:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/demystifying-react-custom-hooks-in-2023-1jh8</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/demystifying-react-custom-hooks-in-2023-1jh8</guid>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Easy waye to make custome Hooks
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;React custom hooks are a powerful tool that allows developers to extract reusable logic from components, promoting cleaner and more maintainable code. In this article, we'll take a user-friendly approach to understanding custom hooks in React, breaking down the concepts and providing a practical example to illustrate their usage.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fzcxq47c82fyr71rd0x4o.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fzcxq47c82fyr71rd0x4o.png" alt=" " width="800" height="449"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Understanding Custom Hooks:&lt;br&gt;
Custom hooks are JavaScript functions that encapsulate specific behavior, making it easy to reuse that behavior across multiple components. They are named with the prefix “use” (e.g., useCustomHook) to indicate that they follow the rules of hooks and can access other hooks if needed.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Custom hooks offer a way to share logic that doesn’t require the complexity of state management solutions like Redux or Mobx. They are especially useful for managing side effects, handling API calls, managing local storage, and more.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;more Info with live example: &lt;a href="https://medium.com/@chauhanomprakash7206/create-react-custom-hooks-in-2023-2250ee337b14" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;visit now&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <category>javascript</category>
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      <title>JavaScript vs. Python: Which Programming Language is Right for You in 2023?</title>
      <dc:creator>Omprakashchauhan</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2023 11:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/javascript-vs-python-which-programming-language-is-right-for-you-in-2023-gec</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/javascript-vs-python-which-programming-language-is-right-for-you-in-2023-gec</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Frk7jjb33gqpmyihqtu8y.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Frk7jjb33gqpmyihqtu8y.png" alt=" " width="648" height="270"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;python VS JavaScript&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Python and JavaScript are two powerful programming languages, each with its own strengths and areas of expertise. Python is known for its simplicity, readability, and versatility, making it popular for web development, data analysis, machine learning, and automation. JavaScript, on the other hand, excels in web development, offering interactivity and dynamic content creation. With its extensive libraries and frameworks, Python caters to a diverse range of applications, while JavaScript's popularity lies in its role as the backbone of interactive web pages. The choice between Python and JavaScript depends on project requirements, developer background, and desired outcomes. Understanding their differences helps programmers select the right language for building robust and innovative applications.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://medium.com/@chauhanomprakash7206/javascript-vs-python-which-programming-language-is-right-for-you-in-2023-4bc5f1c54d6a" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Read Full Blog About &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Create React App craete[ Chat web application]</title>
      <dc:creator>Omprakashchauhan</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/create-react-app-craete-chat-web-application-f1m</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/omprakash2929/create-react-app-craete-chat-web-application-f1m</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to my Let’s Build: With React js. This series focuses on building a Real Time Chat web application using Firebase Connect. Users can sign up, login and chat with friends and 100% secure application. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Screenshot web application&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F93q2qimyd6zntqiqjj68.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F93q2qimyd6zntqiqjj68.png" alt=" " width="800" height="408"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Home page&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fbq5cxxwvvqic7iolq9nv.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fbq5cxxwvvqic7iolq9nv.png" alt=" " width="800" height="432"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get  the source code&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/omprakash2929/MiniChat_webapp" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Available Scripts
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In the project directory, you can run:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;first run this commend your powershell&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;npm install&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;code&gt;npm start&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Runs the app in the development mode.&lt;br&gt;
Open &lt;a href="http://localhost:3000" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;http://localhost:3000&lt;/a&gt; to view it in your browser.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The page will reload when you make changes.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You may also see any lint errors in the console.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Deployment server
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;How To deploy this project run&lt;br&gt;
&lt;code&gt;npm run build&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Open your hosting filemanger and past build folder all file&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Deploy successfully&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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