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Picking the Right Tool: Top 10 Programming Languages to learn in 2026
Choosing a programming language can feel like picking a starter Pokémon. This article breaks down last year’s top languages using real data from GitHub Octoverse and Cloudflare Radar.
Does AI Actually Boost Productivity? The Hidden Cost of 'Easy' Coding
AI makes coding feel effortless, but that ease may come at a cost. While tools like ChatGPT and Copilot speed us up, they can quietly undermine deep understanding, reasoning, and long-term code quality.
Why Freelancing Is the Best Path to Freedom for Developers
Developers, like everyone else, dream about freedom. Not only the freedom to work from anywhere, but the deeper feeling of control that comes from deciding how you spend your days, choosing the work that matters to you.
Our Deep Dive into Dodo Payments Integration
After ditching Gumroad’s 10% fees, we rebuilt Devmystify around Dodo Payments, our new Merchant of Record. What started as a simple checkout switch turned into a full platform rebuild with secure content delivery, custom authentication, and a better user experience than ever before.
Choosing a Merchant of Record in 2025: Lemon Squeezy vs Paddle vs Dodo Payments — My Experience
After years of selling digital products through Gumroad, I went searching for a better Merchant of Record in 2025. Here’s what actually happened with Lemon Squeezy, Paddle, and Dodo Payments and which one I’m sticking with.
Is Rails Dead in 2025? Absolutely Not.
Rails isn’t dead, it’s mature. In 2025 it remains a fast, stable way to ship serious products. The ecosystem is deep, the upgrade path is sane, and there’s steady demand for mid/senior engineers who can keep revenue-critical Rails apps healthy.
The (re)birth of Devmystify
More than a decade ago, I started the earliest version of this site, as nothing more than a scrappy personal blog. It changed names a few times, but the spirit stayed the same: share what I learn, as I learn it. Over the years that became tutorials and books—mostly around Ruby on Rails—aimed at helping other developers level up.
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