Auto-Detecting Location Without Asking for GPS For the Weather & Clock Dashboard Firefox extension, I needed the user's city without requiring the geolocation permission (which triggers a scary browser prompt). Here is the approach I used. The geolocation permission triggers a modal asking the user to share their precise location. For a new tab weather extension, this feels invasive. The user ju
Making a Firefox Extension Work Offline — Service Workers vs. Cache API A common question when building browser extensions: how do you handle offline or spotty network conditions? Here is what I learned building the Weather & Clock Dashboard. The extension fetches weather data from an external API. If the user opens a new tab with no internet connection, they should see the last known weather, n
Hey Dev.to community 👋 I'm a growing developer and I just finished building my first I'm writing this partly to document what I faced, partly to A Kanban-style job application tracker where you can: Add, edit and delete job applications Drag and drop between columns Move jobs via dropdown menu All updates reflect immediately without page refresh Tech stack: Next.js 16 (App Router) TypeScript Mo
For years I thought my only options were dual booting or using a clunky virtual machine. Dual boot meant constant reboots, and VirtualBox ate my RAM. Then I discovered Windows Subsystem for Linux 2, and honestly it changed how I work. Now I run a complete Ubuntu desktop right next to my Windows applications. I can code in a native Linux environment, test web servers, and even fire up Linux-only GU
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After developing Paledev Dark Theme for Visual Studio 2026, I decided to bring the same visual identity to Visual Studio Code. Paledev is a modern dark theme inspired by Palenight, built for better readability, stronger contrast, and long coding sessions. clear code readability balanced contrast a clean, consistent palette comfort during long sessions A theme is something you see for hours every d
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Em sistemas distribuídos modernos, garantir que todos os nós tenham exatamente os mesmos dados ao mesmo tempo pode ser caro, lento ou simplesmente inviável. É aí que entra o conceito de consistência eventual, um dos pilares fundamentais de arquiteturas escaláveis. O que é Consistência Eventual? Consistência eventual é um modelo de consistência onde, dado tempo suficiente e ausência de novas atuali