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As I'm observing engineers, I notice that most of them share the same characteristic: unending loads of curiosity. You, software developers, are deeply interested in how things work underneath; you implement, break, troubleshoot, fix, and break again. You create apps that people use everyday and by doing so, you shape the digitalised world we live in today. Now let me share something personal: I am terrified of breaking things. I am often terrified to such an extent that I find it hard to breathe. I am suffering from something called Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), which basically means I am allergic to uncertainty. While most people see trying something new as exciting, for me it's a source of stress. Every unknown step, every unfamiliar process, every situation where I don't know what comes next — it triggers something. My brain immediately goes to the worst-case scenarios. "I can't do this." "I'll do it wrong." "What if something breaks?" These thoughts don't just pop up and disappear — they pile on top of each other until they become paralyzing. But this story isn't about anxiety — it's about how good UX can change a moment from overwhelming to manageable. And how you, as a software developer, can make a real change for people who are struggling. The app that saved my day A few months ago I decided to change my mobile operator. The alternative offer had much better terms that sounded really appealing to me. No long-term contract, competitive prices, support for eSIM for travellers abroad – in short: very flexible. Head held high, I went to the new operator's office to ask them to transfer my number. But the agent quickly wiped the smile off my face. "Yes, this offer is flexible, but you need to do all the operational work yourself in the app. I can only offer you a regular long-term contract," he said. He gave me my new SIM card, and I, with a long face, went to the nearby cafe. The thought that I had to transfer my number myself felt daunting. "What if I do

The teaser trailer for P6 is filled with headstones and eerie vibes.

Ninja Theory's upcoming game is coming to Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC.

This year's Summer Game Fest turned out to be a good one for fans of Japanese RPGs. First, the conclusion of the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy was announced at SGF Live, and now we have the long-awaited return of the Persona series. Atlus confirmed Persona 6 exists with a brief teaser, but aside from […]

Get ready to yell "Yah yah yah yah yah" all over again.

Microsoft has created a special edition Xbox Series X to celebrate 25 years of the console. The Xbox 25th-anniversary console takes design cues from the original Xbox console, with both the console and controller featuring a translucent green design. "For the first time, we're bringing a translucent design to Xbox Series X, drawing inspiration from […]

Minecraft Dungeons 2, a sequel to Microsoft's dungeon crawler spinoff Minecraft Dungeons, will be released on September 29th. The company originally revealed the game in a brief trailer in March, promising a fall 2026 release window. Here's how Microsoft described it at the time: Return to the world of Minecraft Dungeons in an all new […]

Take a peek at the new missions in the refreshed Halo.

Just a few days after pushing Fable out of 2026, Microsoft showed off more footage of Fable, the first new entry in the storied RPG franchise since 2010's Fable III, at its Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday. The company also announced a specific release date: February 23rd, 2027. Though if you get the Premium Edition, […]

As part of its Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday, Microsoft revealed new details about Halo: Campaign Evolved, the upcoming remake of Halo: Combat Evolved's campaign mode. The remake will debut on Xbox Series S / X, PC, and PS5 on July 28th. Today's mission trailer includes a first look at Operation: Meteorite, a new three-mission […]

Apparently, the "return of Xbox" means a retreat from other platforms. At its Xbox Games Showcase today, Microsoft revealed that Gears of War: E-Day - which was previously rumored for a PS5 launch in addition to Xbox and PC - will not be coming to PlayStation. It'll be an Xbox console exclusive and is launching […]

Have you ever wondered what the most indispensable app is for your favorite musician or how the world’s tech CEOs stay focused? Well, that’s the sort of thing we aim to uncover in our Verge Weekend Questionnaire. Think of it as a spiritual successor to Five Minutes on the Verge. Every Saturday, a different guest […]

Bloober Team's Star Trek: Shadow Frontier is coming in 2027 to PC and consoles.

The console industry is in a weird place, and both Xbox and PlayStation have a chance to change the narrative a bit with their showcases at Summer Game Fest. Sony did that by focusing on the single-player titles it’s known for, and then it was Microsoft’s turn. The Xbox Games Showcase was focused mainly on […]

Somewhere along the way, computing became disposable. Devices became sealed. Systems became rented. Ownership became licensing. Repairability disappeared. Infrastructure moved away from the user and into distant cloud platforms. And I think we lost something important because of it. Lately, I’ve found myself becoming increasingly interested in hardware again. Not just software. Not just cloud systems. But actual computing devices. Servers. Home infrastructure. Repairable machines. Set-top systems. Local AI appliances. Sovereign computing. Because I believe the next era of computing will belong to people who own their infrastructure again. The Provider Box Realization One thing that kept sticking in my head was this: Almost every home in America already has a provider box. A Comcast box. An AT&T gateway. A router. A modem. A streaming box. People are already comfortable with the idea of a dedicated computing appliance sitting in their home quietly powering their digital life. That realization changed how I thought about computing infrastructure. What if those boxes worked for the user instead of the provider? What if they: hosted local AI, managed home storage, coordinated smart devices, powered media systems, handled automation, protected privacy, synchronized intelligently, and operated as sovereign infrastructure? That idea became part of the thinking behind KiwiHome. The Return Of Home Infrastructure For a long time, the industry moved toward centralization. Everything shifted toward: SaaS, subscriptions, streaming, cloud storage, cloud intelligence, and rented operational environments. Convenient? Absolutely. But also fragile. If: pricing changes, services disappear, companies shut down, APIs get revoked, or platforms change policies, entire workflows collapse overnight. I think people are starting to feel that tension. Especially creators. Especially businesses. Especially technical users. That’s why I believe we’re going to see a major resurgence in: home serv

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If you’ve been following my previous posts, you know I’m a big advocate for Trunk-Based Development and shrinking your pull requests until they almost feel too small. In a perfect world, developers merge code directly into the main branch multiple times a day, everything flows smoothly, and production remains rock solid. But let’s be honest. When you actually try to pitch this to a backend team working on a core system, you almost always hit the exact same wall of resistance. Someone in the back of the room will inevitably raise their hand and ask: “That sounds great in theory, but I’m currently refactoring our legacy checkout service. It’s going to take me four days of deep architectural changes. Are you seriously telling me I should merge half-baked, broken code into the main trunk and push it straight to production where real customers are buying our products?” It’s a completely valid objection. If your only tool for hiding uncompleted work is holding onto a massive, long-lived feature branch, then trunk-based development breaks down immediately. You end up with the exact nightmare we talked about earlier: huge code reviews, painful merge conflicts, and code that rots before it ever sees a live environment. To make continuous delivery actually work without causing catastrophic production outages every single afternoon, you need to decouple two concepts that most engineering teams mistakenly treat as the exact same thing: Deployment and Release . Last article in this category is focused on Trunk-Based Development: https://codecraftdiary.com/2026/05/18/trunk-based-development-roadmap/ The Core Concept: Shifting Left by Decoupling In traditional development setups, deploying code and releasing a feature happen simultaneously. You merge your giant feature branch, the CI/CD pipeline runs, the code hits the live servers, and boom—your users immediately see the new functionality. This model is incredibly high-stakes. If something goes wrong, your only options are rollin

Most side projects start with a simple frustration. Mine started with a banking app. One of my banks had a feature I really liked. It automatically categorized transactions and showed spending breakdowns in graphs and charts. For the first time, I could easily see how much I spent on restaurants, groceries, transport, subscriptions, and other categories. The problem was that only one of my banks offered this feature. Like many people, I use multiple bank accounts, credit cards, and savings accounts. Two of my other banks provided little more than a long list of transactions. If I wanted a complete picture of my finances, I had to switch between apps and manually piece everything together. As a software engineer, my first instinct was obvious: "Why don't I just build this myself?" That idea eventually became MyVault . The Original Goal The first version of the project was surprisingly simple. I wanted users to: Upload bank statements Extract transaction data Automatically categorize spending View useful charts and reports The goal wasn't budgeting. It wasn't investment tracking. It wasn't accounting. I simply wanted a single place where I could see spending across all of my bank accounts. Once I started building, however, I realized there was a much more interesting opportunity. If all transaction data was already extracted and structured, why not allow users to ask questions about their finances? Instead of searching through transactions manually, users could simply ask: How much did I spend on restaurants last year? What subscriptions am I paying for? Which categories increased the most this month? How much did I spend while traveling? That's when MyVault started evolving from a reporting tool into an AI-powered financial assistant. Building as a Solo Developer One of the biggest challenges wasn't technology. It was building everything alone. When you're working on a side project, you don't just write code. You become responsible for everything: Product decisions B

When I started learning Excel as part of my Data Science & Analytics course, I assumed it was just a tool for creating tables and performing basic calculations. After spending a week exploring its features, I quickly realized that Excel is much more powerful than I thought. Almost every organization generates data. Businesses track sales, schools monitor student performance, hospitals manage patient records, and marketers analyze campaign results. Before data can be analyzed, it needs to be organized, cleaned, and summarized—and that's where Excel comes in. In this article, I'll share some of the Excel concepts I've learned so far and how they're used in real-world data analysis. Understanding the Excel Workspace Before working with data, it's important to understand the basic structure of Excel. When you open Excel, you're working inside a workbook . A workbook can contain multiple worksheets (often called sheets), which help organize different sets of data. At the top of the screen is the Ribbon , which contains tabs such as Home, Insert, Page Layout, Formulas, Data, and View. The Ribbon acts like a control center where you can access Excel's tools and features. Rows run horizontally and are identified by numbers, while columns run vertically and are identified by letters. The intersection of a row and column is called a cell , where data is entered. At first, all these parts seemed overwhelming, but after using Excel regularly, navigating through them has become much easier. The Different Types of Data in Excel One of the first things I learned is that not all data is the same. Excel commonly works with: Text data (names, product categories, locations) Numeric data (sales figures, quantities, prices) Date and time data (order dates, deadlines) Logical data (TRUE or FALSE values) Understanding data types is important because Excel treats each type differently when performing calculations and analysis. Number Formats Matter More Than I Expected Another concept that

The Problem If you've ever audited your Windows network traffic during a boot-up sequence, you know the truth: there's a "blind spot." Between the moment your network drivers initialize and your VPN/WireGuard tunnel actually establishes, your traffic is leaking. Many third-party solutions exist, but they are often bloated, use proprietary binaries, or act as black boxes. I wanted something transparent, native, and bulletproof. The Solution: WG-KillSwitch I developed a pure PowerShell-based kill switch architecture. It doesn't rely on third-party libraries—it uses native Windows system components to enforce security. Key Architectural Features: Zero-Trust Firewall Matrix: Hardens the system by blocking all outbound traffic by default, allowing only authenticated tunnel traffic. WMI Persistent Watchdog: Unlike standard scripts that can be killed via Task Manager, this project uses WMI Event Subscriptions. If the watchdog process is terminated, Windows itself immediately respawns it. Resilience: Survives hard reboots, modem resets, and Windows service cycling. Resilience & Leak Testing I've put this through a gauntlet of tests: Forced Reboots: Zero leaks detected during driver load. Process Termination: The WMI engine restores the protection in milliseconds. Dynamic Network Resets: The firewall matrix remains active regardless of adapter status. Let's Collaborate This is open source, transparent, and built for the community. I'm looking for security audits and feedback. Check out the source code, open an issue, or submit a PR: https://github.com/ryderlacin-pixel/Windows-WireGuard-KillSwitch