Tag: Best Practices
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Understanding WordPress Transients: Caching for Performance and Scalability
Caching is the secret weapon behind high-performing WordPress sites. As a web developer and WordPress expert, I’ve seen countless projects dramatically improve simply by taking advantage of caching—both at the server and application levels. One often underutilized tool built right into WordPress core is the Transients API. In this article, we’ll demystify transients, explore when…
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Mastering Git Blame: Trace Every Line’s History with Confidence
If you’ve ever wondered, "Who wrote this line of code?" or "When was this change introduced?", then git blame is the tool you need in your Git arsenal. As a software engineer, I’ve found git blame to be invaluable for tracking down bugs, understanding code history, and uncovering the reasons behind tricky lines of code.…
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Mastering FastAPI’s Response Models: Validation, Serialization, and Customization
One of FastAPI’s greatest strengths lies in its integration with Python type hints and Pydantic models. This lets you define input and output data structures—including validations and serialization—right at the endpoint level. In practical API development, mastering response models pays off both for self-documented code and robust, reliable interfaces. In this article, let’s dive deep…
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Debugging Twig Templates in Drupal: Essential Tools and Techniques
As a web developer who spends a significant amount of time fine-tuning Drupal themes, one of the most common hurdles is figuring out exactly which Twig template is rendering a particular piece of markup. In this article, I’ll walk you through some effective strategies and tools for debugging Twig templates in Drupal, helping you get…
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Demystifying ViewEncapsulation in Angular: A Practical Guide
When working with Angular, mastering how styles work can take your application from looking decent to looking polished and robust. A key concept in Angular’s styling system is ViewEncapsulation. Understanding how it functions and when to use each mode can help you avoid common pitfalls and make your styles more maintainable. What is ViewEncapsulation? In…
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Git Cherry-Pick: Selecting Commits Like a Pro
If you’ve ever worked on multiple branches in Git, you’ve likely run into a situation where you wanted to copy a commit from one branch onto another, without merging the whole branch. Enter git cherry-pick—one of Git’s most powerful, yet underused, commands. In this article, I’ll walk you through what cherry-pick does, how to use…
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Using Background Tasks in FastAPI for Non-Blocking Operations
FastAPI makes it delightfully simple to build high-performance APIs, but one common need in modern web development is to handle background work — like sending emails, updating statistics, or triggering other time-consuming tasks — without making the user wait. In this article, I’ll walk you through FastAPI’s built-in support for background tasks, how to use…
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Introducing Custom Middleware in FastAPI: A Practical Walkthrough
If you’re building an API with FastAPI, eventually you’ll need to address aspects like logging, authentication, request throttling, or response manipulation—all of which often span multiple routes. Rather than cluttering your endpoints or dependencies, FastAPI middleware lets you inject logic that acts before and after every request. In this article, I’ll show you how to…
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Mastering Python’s `itertools`: Powerful Tools for Efficient Iteration
Python’s standard library is filled with gems, and the itertools module is one of the brightest. If you’ve ever faced a task involving complex iteration, combinatorial logic, or data stream manipulation, chances are itertools has a performant, elegant solution waiting for you. In this article, I’ll introduce you to this indispensable module with practical examples…
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Creating a Custom Drupal Content Type: A Step-By-Step Guide
If you’re looking to extend your Drupal site’s functionality, one of the best ways is by creating custom content types. Content types let you define structured data and custom fields for unique kinds of content, like "Events," "Products," or "Testimonials." In this guide, I’ll walk you through the process, share some tips, and highlight best…