Muhammadh Hameez

I keep telling myself to use CSS Grid more, but for some reason I always find myself defaulting to Flexbox when building website layouts...

If you're a regular Windows user, check out PowerToys. It has modules that let's you easily pick colors, batch rename, create file templates, multitask and much more. Best of all, it's open-source!

The fastest way to boost productivity is to keep your hands on the keyboard. Ditch the mouse, master shortcuts.

With DeepSeek you can run the LLM locally, offline & secure unlike ChatGPT. This is the beauty of being truly open AI.

Developed an image recovery tool and an image filter in C for the CS50 problem set. The struggle with Pointers & File I/O made the success sweeter.

VLC media player is one of the most underrated pieces of software out there.

Time to push that 'minor' update to production and hope for the best. What could possibly go wrong?

A string is just an array in disguise. Looks can be deceiving.

Fun fact: Did you know JavaScript was developed by Netscape, but its trademark is owned by Oracle? Meanwhile, JavaScript itself is managed by the open standards group ECMA.

After nearly 4 years of using VSCode, I finally learned how to use the debugger 😅

With all the drama going on with Matt and WordPress, Drupal CMS could emerge as the preferred alternative. What do you think?

Writing code in C is not that bad after all 🤔

Often see people looking for domain provider recommendations. A great place to start your search is tld-list. com. It’s super helpful for comparing registration, renewal & transfer prices as well as checking reviews.

This is because, Unix time, used by many systems, counts seconds since January 1, 1970. On 32-bit systems, this counter will overflow on January 19, 2038, potentially causing software errors and system crashes.

Just learned that on January 19, 2038, the 32-bit counter used for Unix time will "overflow," potentially causing widespread system crashes 🤯

Sure! I started the CS50 course where the first programming language they teach is C. I'm still learning the basics but ngl it looks scary

Diving into C for the first time!

Yep

If you are using TailwindCSS, the Tailwind CSS IntelliSense extension for VSCode & the TailwindCSS Prettier Plugin can make your life a whole lot easier.

Microsoft is going to great lengths to keep users locked into Edge and Bing, without focusing on meaningful improvements.

Have you noticed how blog posts are usually ~700px wide, even on large screens?

I first thought it was to leave space for ads or related posts, but nope. Keeping 45–75 characters per line makes long-form content easier on the eyes and keeps readers focused.

Decided to use Markdown files for blog post uploads to keep things simple & flexible.

Next step was to link those MD files. Used gray-matter to extract front matter (for dynamic metadata) & remark to convert MD to JSX.

Core functionality ✅ Now onto styling & the fun stuff!

Whenever I need an illustration for my designs or projects, unDraw is my first stop. Their collection is not only beautiful but also open-source and free to use.

What are your go-to websites illustration?

First production push of 2025... on a Friday. Kicking off the year with some adventurous energy 😅

#NextJS

Spent most of last year learning & researching. This year, the plan is to put it all into action and build a bunch of stuff.

#JavaScript #React #NextJS

NextUI is looks pretty cool, but the question is it better than shadcn? 🤔

Cheers to a fresh start in 2025!

The plan is to build a blog that is:

- Minimal maintenance & light-weight
- Easily customizable & extensible
- Supports dark & light modes
- And most importantly, follows good SEO practices.

Excited to share updates soon!

Every website these days should have both light and dark modes, ideally switched based on the user's device preferences. It’s a small touch that makes a big difference.

The more skills and technologies I learn, the more grateful I am for taking notes.