Hi, I'm Mukul 👋
Software developer writing about technology, programming, book reviews, and tools I build. Welcome to my corner of the internet.
Latest Posts
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React Hooks Reference: useState, useEffect, useRef, useMemo
A practical React Hooks reference — useState, useEffect, useRef, useMemo, useCallback, useContext, and how to write custom hooks, with real usage patterns.
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Prompt Engineering Basics: Patterns That Actually Work
A practical guide to prompt engineering — zero-shot, few-shot, chain-of-thought, role prompting, structured output, and patterns that reliably improve LLM responses.
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OWASP Top 10 Explained with Code Examples
A developer-friendly walkthrough of the OWASP Top 10 web vulnerabilities — what they are, how attackers exploit them, and how to prevent each one.
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Next.js App Router vs Pages Router: What Changed and Why
A practical comparison of Next.js App Router and Pages Router — file conventions, data fetching, layouts, server components, and when to migrate.
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Load Balancing Strategies: Round Robin, Least Connections, Consistent Hashing
A practical guide to load balancing algorithms — round robin, least connections, IP hash, and consistent hashing — with Nginx and HAProxy config examples.
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Message Queues Explained: Kafka vs RabbitMQ
A practical comparison of Kafka and RabbitMQ — how each works, what they're optimized for, and how to choose between them for your use case.
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GraphQL vs REST: A Practical Comparison
A practical look at GraphQL vs REST — what each is good at, where each struggles, and how to choose between them for your next API project.
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Getting Started with the Claude API: Your First AI-Powered App
A hands-on guide to building your first app with the Claude API — authentication, sending messages, system prompts, streaming responses, and handling errors.
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CSS Grid Cheat Sheet: Real Layouts with Examples
A complete CSS Grid reference — grid-template-columns, grid-template-areas, auto-fill vs auto-fit, and real layouts like dashboards and card grids with working code.
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CSS Flexbox Cheat Sheet: Every Property with Examples
A complete CSS Flexbox reference with visual examples — every container and item property explained, with common layout patterns you'll use every day.