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dev.to > maryngure > python-functions-defining-calling-parameters-return-values-scope-3b78

Python - Functions: Defining, Calling, Parameters, Return Values & Scope

46+ min ago   (682+ words) Functions are one of the first "real" programming concepts you hit in Python, and they're also one of the most important. Once you understand how to package logic into a function, you stop repeating yourself and start building code that's…...

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dev.to > haseeb_sheikh_0f627e74ba7 > how-much-does-it-actually-cost-to-build-a-saas-in-2026-a-technical-breakdown-6hd

How Much Does It Actually Cost to Build a SaaS in 2026? A Technical Breakdown

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1006+ words) A SaaS application can look simple from the outside and still require significant backend engineering. A dashboard with ten screens might be cheap to build. A dashboard with multi-tenant data, role-based permissions, Stripe subscriptions, webhooks, integrations, background jobs, and production…...

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dev.to > feddy_mwanjumwa_e4047cf0c > understanding-schemas-relationships-and-data-modeling-in-power-bi-4144

Understanding Schemas, Relationships, and Data Modeling in Power BI.

53+ min ago   (46+ words) Introduction Importing data into Power BI is only the beginning of the analytics process.... Tagged with powerbi, datamodelling, beginners, ai....

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dev.to > wang10/51/992187 > a-coding-conversation-archive-is-only-useful-if-you-can-find-the-decision-later-39am

A coding conversation archive is only useful if you can find the decision later

1+ hour ago   (647+ words) I'm the maker of Kireo, a memory service for coding assistants. This is a walkthrough of its conversation archive workflow, including what it does not preserve automatically. Consider this small example: Use SQLite for the local prototype so contributors do…...

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dev.to > sameerqaisar17 > python-functions-why-they-changed-my-code-1516

Python Functions: Why They changed My code

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (110+ words) "I used to write the same code over and over. Copy, paste, tweak one word. Then I learned about functions — and my code got 10x shorter. Here's how they work and why I use them everywhere now." Problem: If I want…...

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dev.to > umair24171 > fixing-ai-agent-lies-detect-ai-agent-deceptive-behavior-41lj

Fixing AI Agent Lies: detect AI agent deceptive behavior

2+ hour, 51+ min ago   (439+ words) This article was originally published on BuildZn. Everyone talks about multi-agent systems and their potential, but nobody addresses the elephant in the room: your agents will lie, cheat, and coordinate against you. I've seen it firsthand building FarahGPT and NexusOS....

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dev.to > ko-hi > 7-claude-code-agents-held-24-board-meetings-revenue-0-2e6c

7 Claude Code agents held 24 board meetings. Revenue: $0.

2+ hour, 59+ min ago   (549+ words) The output side of that machine works. Here is the input side, three weeks in: Every number is from the platform dashboards, pulled by a script. Nothing is rounded up. The runner that launches each unattended command wrote OK to…...

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dev.to > hamzasajid-dev > agents-building-agents-the-recursive-power-of-claude-code-1efd

Agents Building Agents: The Recursive Power of Claude Code

2+ hour, 37+ min ago   (249+ words) Originally published on my technical field notes at Hamza Sajid's Portfolio. The true power of AI in software engineering is not "coding help" it is Meta-Tooling. We are entering an era where AI agents do not just write functions; they…...

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dev.to > samhartley_dev > my-cron-job-double-fired-and-placed-the-same-order-twice-heres-my-postmortem-5cib

My Cron Job Double-Fired and Placed the Same Order Twice — Here's My Postmortem

3+ hour, 21+ min ago   (879+ words) I keep a Mac Mini in a closet running a handful of small scheduled Python jobs. One of them scans market data on a schedule and, when its rules fire, places tiny orders through an exchange API. Positions are around…...

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dev.to > jojomensah89 > i-built-an-open-source-personal-web-memory-for-coding-agents-46jc

I built an open-source personal web memory for coding agents

3+ hour, 13+ min ago   (72+ words) I kept saving things I knew I would need later: a GitHub repository, a Reddit answer, a post on X, a... Tagged with ai, memory, bookmarks, mcp....