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Dev Weekly: GlassWorm Malware Steals macOS Dev Credentials, C# Wins Language of 2025, Postman Buys Fern

VS Code extensions stealing developer credentials. C# crowned TIOBE Language of the Year. Postman acquires Fern for API docs. Developer salaries hit $235K as shortage worsens 40%. Red Hat and Nvidia partner on enterprise AI.

January 11, 2026 dev-weekly tech-news
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The Complete HTMX Guide: From Zero to Production

The Complete HTMX Guide: From Zero to Production
How Amazon S3 Stores 100 Trillion Objects Without Losing One

How Amazon S3 Stores 100 Trillion Objects Without Losing One
The Complete Guide to Server-Sent Events (SSE)

The Complete Guide to Server-Sent Events (SSE)
HOCON vs YAML vs TOML vs JSON: Complete Configuration Format Comparison

HOCON vs YAML vs TOML vs JSON: Complete Configuration Format Comparison
Your JSON is Costing You Thousands: Why TOON Might Save Your Budget

Your JSON is Costing You Thousands: Why TOON Might Save Your Budget
Visitor Design Pattern

Visitor Design Pattern
How to Build AI Agents That Actually Work

How to Build AI Agents That Actually Work
Context Engineering Guide for AI Developers

Context Engineering Guide for AI Developers
The Gang of Four Patterns Every Developer Should Know

The Gang of Four Patterns Every Developer Should Know
Majority Quorum in Distributed Systems Explained

Majority Quorum in Distributed Systems Explained
Caching Strategies Explained: The Complete Guide

Caching Strategies Explained: The Complete Guide
CQRS Pattern: Splitting Read and Write Models

CQRS Pattern: Splitting Read and Write Models
How Google Ads Supports 4.8 Billion Users with a SQL Database

How Google Ads Supports 4.8 Billion Users with a SQL Database
Role of Queues in System Design

Role of Queues in System Design
Two-Phase Commit: The Protocol That Keeps Distributed Transactions Honest

Two-Phase Commit: The Protocol That Keeps Distributed Transactions Honest
Modular Monolith: The Architecture Most Teams Actually Need

Modular Monolith: The Architecture Most Teams Actually Need
Long Polling Explained: Build Real-Time Apps Without WebSockets

Long Polling Explained: Build Real-Time Apps Without WebSockets
How Stock Brokers Push 1 Million Price Updates Per Second to Your Screen

How Stock Brokers Push 1 Million Price Updates Per Second to Your Screen
Heartbeat: How Distributed Systems Know You're Still Alive

Heartbeat: How Distributed Systems Know You're Still Alive
Stop Blocking Your Paying Customers: Build a Smart Rate Limiter

Stop Blocking Your Paying Customers: Build a Smart Rate Limiter
How Shopify Powers 5 Million Stores Without Breaking a Sweat

How Shopify Powers 5 Million Stores Without Breaking a Sweat
WebTransport: The Protocol That Fixes What's Broken in WebSockets

WebTransport: The Protocol That Fixes What's Broken in WebSockets
What Actually Happens When You Type a URL

What Actually Happens When You Type a URL
Interpreter Design Pattern

Interpreter Design Pattern
Postgres 18: The Release That Makes Databases Fast Again

Postgres 18: The Release That Makes Databases Fast Again
Java 25 is Finally Here: The LTS Release That Changes Everything

Java 25 is Finally Here: The LTS Release That Changes Everything
How Ticket Booking Systems Handle 50,000 People Fighting for One Seat

How Ticket Booking Systems Handle 50,000 People Fighting for One Seat
Hash Collisions: The Hidden Performance Killer in Your Code

Hash Collisions: The Hidden Performance Killer in Your Code
Memento Design Pattern

Memento Design Pattern
Why JWT Replaced Sessions: Building Auth That Scales

Why JWT Replaced Sessions: Building Auth That Scales
How Kafka Works: The Engine Behind Real-Time Data Pipelines

How Kafka Works: The Engine Behind Real-Time Data Pipelines
Kubernetes Architecture: The Operating System for the Cloud

Kubernetes Architecture: The Operating System for the Cloud
How Meta Achieves 99.99999999% Cache Consistency

How Meta Achieves 99.99999999% Cache Consistency
Flyweight Design Pattern

Flyweight Design Pattern
How Slack Built a System That Handles 10+ Billion Messages

How Slack Built a System That Handles 10+ Billion Messages
Paxos: The Democracy of Distributed Systems

Paxos: The Democracy of Distributed Systems
Write-Ahead Log: The Golden Rule of Durable Systems

Write-Ahead Log: The Golden Rule of Durable Systems
Prototype Design Pattern

Prototype Design Pattern
Distributed Counter System Design

Distributed Counter System Design
How Stripe Prevents Double Payments

How Stripe Prevents Double Payments
GitHub Actions: CI/CD Automation Basics

GitHub Actions: CI/CD Automation Basics
55 Million Requests Per Second: Inside Cloudflare's Magic

55 Million Requests Per Second: Inside Cloudflare's Magic
Bridge Design Pattern

Bridge Design Pattern
How Uber Finds Nearby Drivers at 1 Million Requests per Second

How Uber Finds Nearby Drivers at 1 Million Requests per Second
The Complete Guide to k6 Load Testing

The Complete Guide to k6 Load Testing
WhatsApp's Scaling Secrets: A Deep Dive into System Design and Architecture

WhatsApp's Scaling Secrets: A Deep Dive into System Design and Architecture
Prompt Engineering Basics for Software Developers

Prompt Engineering Basics for Software Developers
Git Command Line Basics: Essential Commands for Software Developers

Git Command Line Basics: Essential Commands for Software Developers
Taming Pipeline Chaos: How I Used GitLab APIs and GPT to Analyze Thousands of Failures and Boost Stability

Taming Pipeline Chaos: How I Used GitLab APIs and GPT to Analyze Thousands of Failures and Boost Stability
Iterator Design Pattern

Iterator Design Pattern
How to Exclude a Single Module from `sbt test` in a Multi-Module Scala Project

How to Exclude a Single Module from `sbt test` in a Multi-Module Scala Project
Mediator Design Pattern

Mediator Design Pattern
Chain of Responsibility Design Pattern

Chain of Responsibility Design Pattern
Composite Design Pattern

Composite Design Pattern
Abstract Factory Design Pattern

Abstract Factory Design Pattern
Template Method Design Pattern

Template Method Design Pattern
State Design Pattern

State Design Pattern
Command Design Pattern

Command Design Pattern
Proxy Design Pattern

Proxy Design Pattern
Facade Design Pattern

Facade Design Pattern
Adapter Design Pattern

Adapter Design Pattern
Builder Design Pattern

Builder Design Pattern
Strategy Design Pattern

Strategy Design Pattern
Factory Method Design Pattern

Factory Method Design Pattern
Singleton Design Pattern

Singleton Design Pattern
Github Actions for Android

Github Actions for Android
Pairing matrix for agile teams

Pairing matrix for agile teams
How to integrate GraphQL with Sitecore using JSS

How to integrate GraphQL with Sitecore using JSS
Flutter under the hood

Flutter under the hood
Monitoring individual queue in sidekiq

Monitoring individual queue in sidekiq
Why aren't you using binstubs yet?

Why aren't you using binstubs yet?
Offline Mode Of Android Apps

Offline Mode Of Android Apps
My upcoming talk in DroidConUK

My upcoming talk in DroidConUK
Integrating Sherlock with android apps

Integrating Sherlock with android apps
Why your android application needs awareness api

Why your android application needs awareness api
Java custom annotations

Java custom annotations
Prevent push on red build with the help of gocd_pre_push

Prevent push on red build with the help of gocd_pre_push
Conway's Game Of Life

Conway's Game Of Life
Notify when android device network status changes

Notify when android device network status changes
Observer Design Pattern

Observer Design Pattern
Filter Design Pattern

Filter Design Pattern
Ruby gem to fetch information from gocd as rich models

Ruby gem to fetch information from gocd as rich models
Android Data Binding

Android Data Binding
Android Custom Animations

Android Custom Animations
shell_session_update: command not found

shell_session_update: command not found
Android Draggable View

Android Draggable View
Android UI Design And Styling

Android UI Design And Styling
GIT revert multiple commits

GIT revert multiple commits
apkToJava - Gem to convert apk file to java code

apkToJava - Gem to convert apk file to java code
Android Padding vs Margin

Android Padding vs Margin
Android UI for beginners

Android UI for beginners
Decorator Design Pattern

Decorator Design Pattern
Junit Rules Vs Setup and TearDown

Junit Rules Vs Setup and TearDown
Android Build Process

Android Build Process
What happens when android screen rotates?

What happens when android screen rotates?
Is ruby monkey patching evil?

Is ruby monkey patching evil?
Android Instrumentation Testing Using Espresso

Android Instrumentation Testing Using Espresso
Testing Android Database

Testing Android Database
MVP in android

MVP in android
Gradient color in android

Gradient color in android
Tool to execute commands in multiple directories

Tool to execute commands in multiple directories
Writing a new programming language

Writing a new programming language
Print custom messages after executing git commands

Print custom messages after executing git commands
Cool tips for vim users

Cool tips for vim users
Schedule local notification in android

Schedule local notification in android
Add album cover to mp3 file

Add album cover to mp3 file
MediaMagic: Convert any media file into encoded string or vice-versa

MediaMagic: Convert any media file into encoded string or vice-versa
Closure in Ruby

Closure in Ruby
Android with sqlite database

Android with sqlite database
Basic configuration of VIM

Basic configuration of VIM
nokogiri ERROR Failed to build gem native extension on MAC

nokogiri ERROR Failed to build gem native extension on MAC
Cucumber and calabash for android app testing

Cucumber and calabash for android app testing
Vim modes - normal, insert and visual

Vim modes - normal, insert and visual
Set up automation using cucumber and capybara

Set up automation using cucumber and capybara
Instrumentation testing of list view

Instrumentation testing of list view