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2025-06-035 min read

Why I Ditched React and Never Looked Back

Why I Ditched React and Never Looked Back I’ve been using React since around 2016. Back then, React felt like the future — a way to build UIs that was both declarative and component-based, finally...

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2025-03-113 min read

Top 5 VS Code Extensions That Actually Save Time

Top 5 VS Code Extensions That Actually Save Time Let’s be honest — the VS Code marketplace is flooded with flashy extensions. But how many of them actually save you time, day after day? After years...

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2025-02-174 min read

From Bash to Zsh: My Terminal Setup in 2025

From Bash to Zsh: My Terminal Setup in 2025 I used to live in Bash. For years, it was my trusty companion: the first thing I configured on a new system and the shell I used for automation,...

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2025-01-044 min read

How I Debugged the Weirdest Bug of My Career

How I Debugged the Weirdest Bug of My Career Every developer has at least one story like this — the kind that makes you question reality, your sanity, and sometimes the laws of physics. This is...

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2024-12-034 min read

Running a Private Cloud on a Budget: My Homelab Setup

Running a Private Cloud on a Budget: My Homelab Setup Building your own private cloud used to be the domain of enterprise teams or hardcore enthusiasts with racks of servers and sky-high power...

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Hi! I'm Matti, a software engineer passionate about IT, development, and technology. Here I share my experiences, learnings, and thoughts about the ever-evolving tech world.

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Why I Ditched React and Never Looked Back

2025-06-03

Top 5 VS Code Extensions That Actually Save Time

2025-03-11

From Bash to Zsh: My Terminal Setup in 2025

2025-02-17

How I Debugged the Weirdest Bug of My Career

2025-01-04

Running a Private Cloud on a Budget: My Homelab Setup

2024-12-03

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