Most exciting time to be a builder!
The thrill of creating new things and rolling out features + AI making it level playing field for all makes it so amazing
Git commit messages through the day:
9am: "feat: implement user authentication module"
12pm: "fix: resolve edge case in login flow"
4pm: "fix: actually fix it this time"
7pm: "fix: please"
11pm: "asdfgh"
Every developer has that last commit. ๐ญ๐
IP address finally returned
TCP connection established
TLS handshake for HTTPS
HTTP request sent
Server processes it
Response sent back
Browser renders the page
All of that.
Under 200 milliseconds.
The internet is genuinely insane.
What actually happens when you type a URL and hit enter:
Browser checks its own cache
OS checks local DNS cache
Router checks its DNS cache
ISP's DNS server is asked
Root nameserver is contacted
TLD server (.com) responds
Domain's nameserver answers
Contd....
Web security basics every developer must know:
- never trust user input, validate everything
- always use HTTPS, no exceptions
- store passwords hashed, never plain text
- use environment variables for secrets
- implement rate limiting on APIs
- keep dependencies updated
The honest truth?
None of these are taught in college.
No course covers them properly.
You learn them by shipping real things, breaking real stuff, and working with real teams.
The real education starts the day you push your first commit to production.
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I've been writing code professionally for a few years now.
The skills that made me better had nothing to do with a new framework.
Here's what actually moved the needle. A thread๐งต
Skill #9: Learning fundamentals over frameworks.
Frameworks come and go.
But:
- how the internet works
- how databases store data
- how memory is managed
- how APIs communicate
These never expire.
Every hour you spend on fundamentals pays forever.