AI agents are all the rage right now, so I got curious about their capabilities. But instead of relying on OpenAI or Anthropic to access agents using the latest LLM models, I decided to try making ...

I recently pushed some Python code to GitHub that I’d written quickly and didn’t bother to review. I didn’t notice anything wrong until a teammate flagged it: the script was throwing IndentationErr...

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I recently needed to run a Linux environment on my Windows system to test out tools like Nmap and experiment with some basic penetration testing workflows. Rather than setting up a full-blown virtu...

When people think about Nmap, they usually picture network scans. But Nmap is also a powerful tool for gathering information about websites. You can use it to: Find open services Analyze SSL ...

I recently ran into a great Programming with Frameworks exam question that turned out to be an interesting hands-on exercise: Open Library (https://openlibrary.org/) is a website that offers ac...

Azure offers students a fantastic opportunity: $100 in free credits and access to a powerful set of tools, including the ability to create virtual machines. In this guide, I’ll go over how to turn...

As part of a personal project, I built a small Flask app that fetches weather data using the OpenWeather API. Since my school gives me access to Azure for Students, I figured it would be a great op...

The Problem: An Java Networking Exam Question About a Smart Light Sensor It started as a straightforward exam question: “You are tasked with developing a Java command-line application that com...

I sometimes get sent weird files from strangers on the internet, especially when freelancing on platforms like Upwork or Fiverr. A client might say, “Hey, check out this file, it has the instructi...