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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-diy-5g-router-hack-that-turns-a-raspberry-pi-into-a-pocket-sized-powerhouse. This step-by-step guide shows you how to add mobile connectivity and create a pocket-sized network powerhouse. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #rpi, #rasbperry-pi, #5g, #networking, #router, #mobile, #calyx, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @janluk. Learn more about this writer by checking @janluk's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Build a powerful 5G router using a Raspberry Pi 5 and OpenWRT. This step-by-step guide shows you how to add mobile connectivity and create a pocket-sized network powerhouse.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/top-web-scraping-tools-you-should-use-in-2025. A 2025 guide to the best web scraping tools, from no-code platforms to AI scrapers, helping teams extract reliable, scalable, and compliant web data. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #best-web-scraping-tools, #web-scraping-2025, #ai-powered-scrapers, #no-code-scraping, #oxylabs-web-scraper, #scrapingbee-api, #playwright-scraping, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @oxylabs. Learn more about this writer by checking @oxylabs's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. This 2025 guide explores the top web scraping tools—no-code scrapers, developer frameworks, AI-powered extractors, and enterprise APIs. It breaks down key features, challenges, compliance concerns, and how to choose the right solution based on skill level, project scale, website complexity, and budget.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/indrives-approach-to-measuring-engineering-performance. How inDrive measures and improves engineering performance using a system of metrics, dashboards, feedback loops, and data-driven management practices Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #developer-productivity, #engineering-performance, #indrive-engineering, #engineering-performance-system, #dora-metrics, #software-team-performance, #software-delivery-analytics, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @indrivetech. Learn more about this writer by checking @indrivetech's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. InDrive’s performance and productivity is one of the hottest debates in the software industry. The company has been experiencing rapid business and engineering growth - in both the number of engineers and teams. This scale creates the need for processes and tools that ensure predictable outcomes.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/angular-21-rolls-out-modern-testing-headless-a11y-components-and-ai-tools. Angular v21 brings signal-driven forms, new accessibility tools, AI-powered CLI features, zoneless apps, and modern testing with Vitest. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #angular, #angular-v21, #angularjs, #frontend-development, #javascript-frameworks, #zoneless-angular, #angular-ai-tools, #angular-latest-update, and more. This story was written by: @mukhtarpeace. Learn more about this writer by checking @mukhtarpeace's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Angular v21 isn’t about one headline feature — it’s a broad shift toward reactive patterns, accessible UI, AI-aware tooling, modern testing, and simpler, zoneless change detection. Together, these updates mark Angular’s move toward a more predictable, modern, and developer-aligned framework.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-to-build-your-first-github-actions-workflow-for-automated-cicd. Learn how to create, configure, and trigger GitHub Actions workflows to automate builds, tests, and deployments in your CI/CD pipeline. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #github-actions, #cicd-automation, #github-for-beginners, #devops-pipeline, #github-workflow-yaml, #java-maven-build, #aws-ecr-deployment, #github-runners, and more. This story was written by: @purnimaupadhyaya. Learn more about this writer by checking @purnimaupadhyaya's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. This guide walks beginners through creating and triggering GitHub Actions workflows, explaining how each part of the YAML file works and how to automate builds and deployments in a simple CI/CD pipeline.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/swift-concurrencypart-1-tasks-executors-and-priority-escalation. Explore how Task works, the differences between Task and Task.detached, task priorities - a complete guide to Swift’s modern approach to asynchronous program. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #swift-programming, #ios-app-development, #swift-concurrency, #swift-guide, #swift-6, #swift-6-concurrency, #swift-async-await, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @nsvasilev. Learn more about this writer by checking @nsvasilev's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Swift 6 introduces a new concurrency model built on async/await, actors, and cooperative multitasking to replace error-prone thread-based patterns. This article contrasts preemptive and cooperative multitasking, explains tasks and Task.detached, unpacks the cooperative thread pool and task priorities, and shows how suspension points and continuations make concurrent Swift code safer, more predictable, and easier to reason about.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/building-a-production-ready-laravel-stack-with-traefik-and-frankenphp. A practical guide to deploying a high-performance Laravel stack using Octane, FrankenPHP, and a fully automated Docker Compose workflow. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #laravel, #laravel-octane, #build-production-ready-laravel, #frankenphp, #traefik-reverse-proxy, #multi-stage-dockerfile, #laravel-deployment-guide, #php-in-memory-frameworks, and more. This story was written by: @danielpetrica. Learn more about this writer by checking @danielpetrica's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Laravel boots slowly by default, but Octane and FrankenPHP cut request time dramatically by keeping the framework in memory. This guide shows how a multi-stage Dockerfile, isolated containers, Traefik routing, and a simple deployment script come together to run a fast, reliable Laravel Octane stack in production.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/cozjp-will-now-have-beta-api-support-will-also-have-n8n-and-laravel-integrations. The next evolution of Coz.Jp is on it's in the final testing phase. WE added API support and also created a N8N node for it and a Laravel Plugin. You can now automate your link shortening requirements esily, from your business tools. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #api, #coz.jp, #api-support, #n8n, #laravel, #laravel-plugin, #n8n-node, #laravel-integration, and more. This story was written by: @danielpetrica. Learn more about this writer by checking @danielpetrica's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/let-the-customers-determine-your-landing-page-with-automated-optimization. A brief overview of how to use dynamic optimization to improve your landing page performance, using the site emisary.com as an example. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #landing-pages, #web-development, #building-a-landing-page, #how-to-build-a-landing-page, #landing-page-traffic, #optimize-landing-pages, #website-design, #landing-page-design, and more. This story was written by: @rhortx. Learn more about this writer by checking @rhortx's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. With limited avenues to test with my expected audience, I decided instead to optimize my landing page dynamically, using incoming traffic.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/apis-for-beginners-what-they-are-and-how-they-work. A beginner's guide to what an API is, what frontend, backend, server, and JSON are, and how communication between programs happens over the Internet. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #api, #frontend, #backend, #api-for-beginners, #how-apis-work, #backend-vs-frontend, #api-endpoints, #api-tutorial, and more. This story was written by: @fakng-engineer. Learn more about this writer by checking @fakng-engineer's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. This article demystifies APIs using everyday examples, showing how programs communicate, how endpoints work, and why APIs power everything from marketplaces to modern web apps.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-bestfriends-anamika-bhoyrul-and-tawishi-jain-are-building-the-future-of-social-connection. Two best friends, Anamika Bhoyrul and Tawishi Jain, are building Six Social—an AI platform reinventing how Gen Z forms meaningful connections through mutual int Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #six-social-app, #gen-z-social-networking, #ai-social-graph, #anamika-bhoyrul, #tawishi-jain, #social-connection-platform, #mutual-introductions, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @jonstojanjournalist. Learn more about this writer by checking @jonstojanjournalist's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. After meeting through a random Twitter intro, founders Anamika Bhoyrul and Tawishi Jain created Six Social—an AI-powered platform acting as “social memory” for Gen Z. What began as viral social graph parties evolved into a mobile app that helps users find relevant connections instantly. With 1,000+ intros made and major partnerships secured, Six Social is gearing up for national expansion.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/advanced-patterns-with-the-symfony-clock-mockclock-nativeclock-and-more. This article explores non-trivial, production-grade patterns for the Clock component, moving beyond simple “now” calls to integrating with JWT authentication. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #symfony, #php, #software-testing, #unit-testing, #phpunit, #jwt, #monitoring, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @mattleads. Learn more about this writer by checking @mattleads's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. With Symfony 7.3 and PHP 8.4, the symfony/clock component is no longer just a utility. This article explores non-trivial, production-grade patterns for the **Clock component. We will build a generator that creates short-lived access tokens.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/spotify-study-maps-how-information-spreads-through-code-reviews. Spotify researchers test whether code reviews act as communication networks by measuring information diffusion across participants, components, and teams. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #code-review, #software-engineering, #developer-collaboration, #spotify-engineering, #code-review-networks, #code-review-metrics, #software-architecture, #spotify-code-review-study, and more. This story was written by: @codereview. Learn more about this writer by checking @codereview's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. This study examines whether Spotify’s code reviews function as true communication networks by measuring how information spreads between participants, software components, and teams using network models, similarity metrics, and large-scale GitHub and Backstage data.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/clean-code-interfaces-in-go-why-small-is-beautiful-part-3. Master Go interfaces: why single-method interfaces rule, accept interfaces return structs, and the nil interface gotcha that crashes production. From 6 years of Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #golang, #clean-code, #software-engineering, #best-practices, #backend, #design-patterns, #interfaces-in-go, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @yakovlef. Learn more about this writer by checking @yakovlef's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Go's single-method interfaces are the norm, not the exception. In Go, a type satisfies an interface automatically, without explicit declaration. The single method rule is the difference between code that fights language and code that flows like water.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/why-designers-and-developers-must-rethink-the-web-interfaces-for-an-ai-first-era. AI chat is breaking the old page-based web. This article explores the new hybrid interface where conversational AI and structured UI work side-by-side. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #web-design, #ai-interfaces, #slot-based-architecture, #ai-chat-integration, #next.js-app-router, #modern-web-development, #seo-and-ai, #conversational-ux, and more. This story was written by: @hacker91059038. Learn more about this writer by checking @hacker91059038's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. AI has changed how users search, ask questions, and navigate the web. This article argues that the future of UX is a hybrid interface—where conversational AI, visual UI, and business logic run in parallel through slot-based, multi-stream architectures that preserve SEO, improve usability, and redefine how products are built.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/final-project-report-1-schema-evolution-support-on-apache-seatunnel-flink-engine. This new feature ensures seamless schema updates for CDC data sources, enhancing flexibility and data consistency. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #apache-flink, #schema-evolution, #apache-seatunnel, #opensource, #data-science, #bigdata, #multi-parallelism-issue, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @williamguo. Learn more about this writer by checking @williamguo's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. This project marks an important milestone in the evolution of Apache SeaTunnel’s Flink engine, enabling robust Schema Evolution support for streaming pipelines — a foundational step toward more flexible, self-adaptive data integration.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/meet-catchpoint-hackernoon-company-of-the-week. This week, HackerNoon features Catchpoint, the internet performance monitoring platform used by Google, LinkedIn, Tencent, and many, many more! Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #observability, #internet-performance-monitor, #observability-tools, #meet-catchpoint, #tech-company-news-page, #evergreen-tech-company-news, #hackernoon-company-of-the-week, #company-of-the-week, and more. This story was written by: @companyoftheweek. Learn more about this writer by checking @companyoftheweek's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. This week, HackerNoon features Catchpoint, the internet performance monitoring platform used by Google, LinkedIn, Tencent, and many, many more!

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/12-best-web-scraping-apis-in-2025. Discover the 12 best web scraping APIs of 2025, comparing performance, pricing, features, & success rates to help teams scale reliable data extraction. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #web-scraping-apis-2025, #data-extraction-tools, #oxylabs-review, #decodo-smartproxy, #zyte-api-performance, #bright-data-scraping, #proxy-vs-scraping-api, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @oxylabs. Learn more about this writer by checking @oxylabs's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Web scraping APIs have replaced traditional scrapers by automating proxies, browser emulation, and anti-bot evasion. This guide reviews the top 12 APIs of 2025—Oxylabs, Decodo, ScrapingBee, Zyte, Bright Data, and more—comparing success rates, pricing, features, and ideal use cases. These APIs offer scalable, clean, and reliable data extraction for modern workflows.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-to-solve-real-time-auth-without-having-to-sacrifice-performance. I will walk you through, step-by-step, how to build a fully functional, high-performance WebSocket server in Symfony that is secured by Keycloak. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #symfony, #keycloak, #websocket, #jwt, #security, #php, #websockets, #jwt-authentication, and more. This story was written by: @mattleads. Learn more about this writer by checking @mattleads's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. In today’s enterprise world, authentication is almost always delegated to a central, external server: an SSO provider like Keycloak. The obvious answer, token introspection, is a performance-bottleneck nightmare. We will not be making any blocking API calls. Instead, we will perform local, cryptographic validation of KeyCloak’S JWTs using their public JSON Web Key Set.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/heres-how-you-can-cut-milliseconds-off-your-response-time-using-symfony. This ultimate guide will take you deep into the heart of a Symfony application to achieve sub-100ms response times. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #symfony, #optimization, #php, #php-development, #frankenphp, #productivity, #cache, #quicker-response-times, and more. This story was written by: @mattleads. Learn more about this writer by checking @mattleads's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. In the era of high user expectations and SEO demands, every millisecond counts. A faster application translates directly into better user experience, higher conversion rates, and a lower carbon footprint. This guide will take you deep into the heart of a Symfony application, leveraging modern PHP 8.x features and battle-tested components to achieve **sub-100ms response times**.