My Review

4 Months With GitHub Copilot Taught Me How to Actually Code Faster

I was skeptical. Really skeptical. When GitHub Copilot first landed on my radar, I thought it was one of those tools that looked impressive in demos but fell apart in real work. You know the type — great for conference talks, useless when you've got actual deadlines. But after four months of using it daily (sometimes for 6+ hours straight), I've comp…

Ditched My Paid AI Subscriptions for These Free Tools — And I'm Actually Productive Now

Six months ago, I had seven different AI subscriptions running. ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, Perplexity, Grammarly Premium, Notion AI, and a couple others I'd honestly forgotten about . Total monthly burn? Around ₹4,500 ($55). Then I got annoyed. Not because the paid tools are bad — they're genuinely good. But I realized I was paying for features I used…

Can You Actually Land a Job in 2025 Without These 5 Tech Skills?

I'm going to be direct: the job market in 2025 isn't what it was three years ago. I spend my days testing tools, interviewing developers, and watching what companies are actually hiring for—not what LinkedIn says they want. And the gap between those two things? It's massive. Here's what I've learned from talking to hiring managers across…

Can You Actually Build a Real Website on GitHub Pages Without Paying a Dime?

I spent three years telling people GitHub Pages was only for developers and portfolio projects. Then I actually used it to host a client's blog, and I had to eat my words. The honest answer? Yes, you can build a real, functional website on GitHub Pages for free. But there's a catch—or maybe several. Let me walk you through what actually works, what …

Ditched My Laptop Workflow for Android — Here's What Actually Stuck

Six months ago, I made a stupid decision. I decided to try running my entire workday from my Android phone for a week. You know, the kind of experiment that sounds good in theory and terrible in practice. Spoiler: I didn't actually ditch my laptop. But I discovered something genuinely useful — there are Android apps that are so well-designed, so focused…