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Software Testing Regular

The Ultimate Software Testing & QA Mastery Guide: Zero to Expert

Master Software Testing & QA with this comprehensive 2025 guide. Go from zero to expert in Manual, Automation, API, Security, AI testing, and career development.

#Software Testing #Quality Assurance #Automation Testing #Manual Testing # #API Testin
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Python Regular

The Ultimate Guide to Building Cross-Platform Python Libraries with Native Extensions

A comprehensive, production-ready guide for building professional Python libraries with native extensions. This end-to-end tutorial covers 21 essential sections including project design principles, modern toolchain selection (Hatchling, Maturin, PyO3, scikit-build-core), repository structure using src-layout, pyproject.toml configuration, and cross-platform native builds with C/C++, Rust, Cython, and Zig. Learn advanced topics like CI/CD automation with GitHub Actions, cibuildwheel for wheel building, Trusted Publishing (OIDC) for PyPI, comprehensive testing strategies with Pytest and Hypothesis, documentation with MkDocs Material, performance profiling, and ABI compatibility. Perfect for backend developers, data scientists, and systems engineers who need to integrate high-performance compiled code with Python's ease of use. Includes copy-paste FFI recipes, quality gates, versioning strategies, and battle-tested best practices for maintaining production libraries.

#Python #Library Development #PyO3 #Rust #Cython #pybind11 #Build Tools #Maturin #Hatchling
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System Design Regular

The Complete Enterprise Guide to REST APIs: From Design to Production at Scale

Build production-grade REST APIs. This complete enterprise guide covers design, security, performance, and scaling with strategies from Netflix, Google, and Stripe. Build secure, scalable enterprise REST APIs with this definitive guide. Learn the complete API lifecycle using strategies from Google, Netflix, & Stripe. Master design, performance, scaling, advanced security, contract testing, and full observability.

#REST #API #System Design #Enterprise #Security #Performance #Observability #Versioning #Caching #Circuit Breaker
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Product Management Regular

Project Requirements Selection & Effort Estimation - Complete Professional Guide

Master the critical skills of software project planning with this complete guide to requirements selection and effort estimation. Aimed at Product Managers, Architects, and Engineering Leads, this article covers the entire lifecycle: from gathering requirements via user research and stakeholder interviews to prioritizing features using professional frameworks like RICE, MoSCoW, and the Kano Model. Learn industry-standard estimation techniques including Story Points, Planning Poker, and Three-Point (PERT) analysis. Featuring a comprehensive real-world example, downloadable templates for PRDs, and checklists, this guide helps you avoid scope creep, bridge the manager-developer gap, and deliver exceptional software on time and within budget.

#Project Management #Effort Estimation #Requirements Gathering #Prioritization #Agile #Story Points #RICE Framework #MoSCoW Method #Product Management # #PERT #Scope Creep
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Web Development Regular

The Complete Web Development Guide: How to Build Projects That Work

Stop coding projects that fail. Learn the 15-stage, language-agnostic method for building successful, production-ready web applications from idea to launch and beyond. Learn to build web projects that actually work. This comprehensive guide details the universal 15-stage lifecycle for planning, architecting, building, testing, and deploying any web application, regardless of your programming language.

#Web Development # #Project Lifecycle #Software Engineering #MVP #System Architecture #Full-Stack #API Design #Deployment #Best Practices # #Guide
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