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News, events and essays from VCC Builders
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Abi Created a Weird Sculpture
Published date:Abi, the aspiring sculptor, tried to impress her friend Sonia Law with a masterpiece crafted from two rotten pieces of wood. The art world remains unimpressed. Abi does not.
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Rust for JavaScript developers: the leap worth taking
Published date:If you come from the JS/TS world and Rust intimidates you, this guide is for you. We map familiar concepts to the Rust ecosystem with direct examples.
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Urban photography: finding the frame in the chaos of the city
Published date:The city is the largest and most unpredictable photographic studio in the world. Notes on technique, minimal equipment, and the philosophy behind street shooting.
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Vibe Coding: programming with AI at the speed of thought
Published date:Vibe coding is not laziness or cheating — it's a new skill that combines intuition, direction, and technical judgment to build software with AI as an active copilot.
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PostgreSQL and JSONB: the power of a relational database with document flexibility
Published date:PostgreSQL is not a replacement for MongoDB — it's something better. Learn to use JSONB, GIN indexes, extraction functions, and query operators for the best of both worlds.
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Terminal productivity: the tools that transformed my workflow
Published date:A tour of modern command-line tools that replace Unix classics — faster, smarter, and with better DX.