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dev.to > polyvexr > quick-sort-fast-sorting-with-divide-and-conquer-229h

Quick Sort: Fast Sorting with Divide and Conquer

42+ min ago   (1027+ words) Sorting is everywhere in software. In the previous article, we learned Merge Sort, which can sort an array in O(n log n) time. Quick Sort also uses the Divide and Conquer strategy, but it approaches the problem differently. Instead of…...

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

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

39+ 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 > saamiabbaskhan > leetcode-problem-statements-be-testing-my-english-more-than-sql-3f9c

LeetCode Problem Statements Be Testing My English More Than SQL

57+ min ago   (257+ words) Currently, I am solving SQL problems on LeetCode, and believe me, the wording quality of some problems, especially the premium ones, is so poor. After spending the worst 15 minutes trying to understand the question, I finally realise that the problem…...

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dev.to > albert_zhang_f468830cf0e6 > building-structured-inter-agent-communication-a-practical-guide-l26

Building Structured Inter-Agent Communication: A Practical Guide

43+ min ago   (111+ words) Every multi-agent tutorial shows "Agent A talks to Agent B." None show how to keep that conversation reliable at scale. Every agent in AgentForge declares its input schema: The orchestrator validates before execution. If agent A's output doesn't match agent B's…...

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

Python Functions: Why They changed My code

2+ hour, 43+ 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 > 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, 53+ 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 > alhlm_alove_2f24b5ebd5875 > send-transactional-email-from-a-verified-domain-with-an-api-or-smtp-2bn2

Send Transactional Email from a Verified Domain with an API or SMTP

2+ hour, 32+ min ago   (245+ words) Password resets, login codes, receipts, and alerts are easier to operate when application email has its own delivery path. Here are the setup decisions that matter before sending. Use a domain you control, then add the DNS records shown by…...

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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, 6+ 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....

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dev.to > bogdan_nechyporenko > four-ways-to-survive-a-network-split-olk

Four Ways to Survive a Network Split

2+ hour, 58+ min ago   (1632+ words) What Paxos, VR, Zab, and Raft teach us. You may never implement consensus yourself. You still need its mental models to choose databases, coordination services, and infrastructure that fail the way you expect. At 2:13 a.m., your monitoring says the service is…...

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dev.to > vikash_ruhil_a43b452d4a88 > i-got-tired-of-coding-agents-editing-before-done-was-defined-so-i-built-a-plan-first-harness-28l3

I got tired of coding agents editing before “done” was defined — so I built a plan-first harness

3+ hour, 14+ min ago   (174+ words) Chat-coding is fast until it isn’t. You ask for a feature. The agent jumps into files. You get a pile of edits and a shrug. Two sessions collide on the same paths. Auto-merge is either terrifying or so babysat that…...