WWrenTools14h ago · 9 min readValidate phone numbers in Python: five traps a regex and a CSV hideDisclosure: we built and sell the Apify Actor this post mentions at the end, Phone Number Validator (publisher WrenTools). The post was written with AI assistance and reviewed by a person before publiwrentools.hashnode.dev
KKaiCalls14h ago · 9 min readHelp Desk Integration for Phone Calls: Turn Support Calls into Zendesk and ServiceNow TicketsA help desk integration turns each support phone call into a ticket your team already works from. With KaiCalls, Kai answers the call, takes down who called and what they need, and puts it in your helsmartreceptionist.hashnode.dev
Jjaberadam200116h ago · 9 min readWhy AI Coding Assistants Suggest Deprecated APIs (and How to Stop It)Same seven code models. Same eight Python libraries. Same 145 deprecated APIs. In one setup, the models reached for the deprecated API in 70 to 90 percent of the relevant completions. In the other, 9 simplyexplained.hashnode.dev
DDebashish Ghosal21h ago · 4 min readOpen Source Maintainers Are the First People Whose Inbox Got AutomatedAutomation discourse spent a decade on whose job would get automated. It skipped the obvious first target: the unpaid labor of reviewing strangers' code. The Linux Foundation's 2026 developer survey ppragmatic-engineer.hashnode.dev
Aakram1d ago · 12 min readHow to Choose a Self Hosted Retrospective ToolA self hosted retrospective tool is the right choice when your organization needs tighter control over team data, access policies, integrations, and deployment than a shared SaaS product can provide. 44SASesparksit.hashnode.dev
WWrenTools1d ago · 8 min readCheck a sitemap for broken links in Python: five traps that hide themDisclosure: we built and sell the Apify Actor this post mentions at the end, Sitemap Validator (publisher WrenTools). The post was written with AI assistance and reviewed by a person before publishingwrentools.hashnode.dev
DDebashish Ghosal2d ago · 17 min readYou Don't Have a 2.0 Platform Proposal. You Have a Preference.TL;DR: Most rejected platform rewrites are not wrong about the architecture. They are wrong about the sell. This is the playbook that fixes it: a 2-page brief, 3 questions every leader should ask, andpragmatic-engineer.hashnode.dev
PPowerduck2d ago · 4 min readThe AI Coding Agent Guide: Context, Workflows, and VerificationQuick answer: An AI coding agent is only as good as the context it is given and the verification it is held to. The two failures that dominate real work are under-context (the agent guesses the API anblogs.powerduck.com
Aakram3d ago · 12 min readSoftware Development Cost Calculator: A Practical GuideA software development cost calculator can help you create an early budget range for an app, platform, or modernization project, but it should be treated as a starting point, not a binding quote. For 66ASSesparksit.hashnode.dev
WWrenTools3d ago · 8 min readRead RSS, Atom and JSON Feed in Python: four feedparser trapsDisclosure: we built and sell the Apify Actor whose code this post walks through, RSS, Atom & JSON Feed Reader (publisher WrenTools). The post was written with AI assistance and reviewed by a person bwrentools.hashnode.dev
