The Chatbot Was Easy. The Engineering Wasn't.

July 15, 2026 · Dev.to

Skip the Middleman: Connecting Your UI Directly to an AI Agent via WebSocket
I've been building AI agents for a while now, and streaming responses to a UI has always been the painful part. In previ
Migrating from LocalStorage to Native FS in Tauri: Repo-rter v0.4.1 Technical Deep Dive
A few days ago, I introduced Repo-rter—a local-first desktop app built with Next.js and Tauri v2 to bypass GitHub’s anno
Stratagems #14: Leo Found an AI Leak. He Wasn't the First to Find It.
Take the opportunity to pilfer a goat. — The 36 Stratagems, Take the Opportunity to Pilfer a Goat Previously on this ser
Is Being Full-Stack Really Necessary in the Age of AI?
In an AI-powered reporting project, the backend API response time suddenly jumped to 8 seconds; I couldn't find a soluti
China economic growth falls sharply, missing target
Weak demand domestically and the impact of the Iran war on oil prices overshadowed the country's strong exports.