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dev.to > serhii_a9c08345ac360cf5c8 > execute-telegram-sendmessage-requests-in-raw-php-timeouts-json-parsing-and-html-sanitization-3514

Execute Telegram sendMessage Requests in Raw PHP: Timeouts, JSON Parsing, and HTML Sanitization

19+ min ago   (172+ words) In this tutorial, we will build a production-ready PHP function to execute sendMessage requests over cURL. We will cover network timeouts, HTTP status validation, JSON decoding safety, Telegram-level error handling, and escaping dynamic strings when sending HTML-formatted messages. We will…...

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dev.to > magickong > learn-eval-ownership-by-building-a-tiny-lab-witness-3ic7

Learn Eval Ownership by Building a Tiny Lab Witness

22+ min ago   (854+ words) Last Tuesday in Halifax my laptop sounded like it wanted to leave the room. I had a 40-line name-normalization lab, a messy CSV, and a due time that was closer than my pride wanted to admit. The function was supposed…...

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dev.to > webprims > 5-small-projects-that-can-make-you-better-at-javascript-4cia

5 Small Projects That Can Make You Better at JavaScript

23+ min ago   (21+ words) A lot of beginners learn JavaScript by going topic by topic: variables, loops, arrays, objects,... Tagged with javascript, webdev, beginners, programming....

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dev.to > aicoding-guide > how-long-should-claudemd-be-the-200-line-target-and-what-it-costs-you-5a2e

How long should CLAUDE.md be? The 200-line target and what it costs you

23+ min ago   (737+ words) As you keep adding to CLAUDE.md, it gets hard to tell how much detail is too much. Longer feels more thorough, but it works the other way around: an oversized CLAUDE.md is a common reason instructions get ignored....

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dev.to > serhii_a9c08345ac360cf5c8 > implement-a-telegram-bot-api-client-in-yii2-dependency-injection-429-retries-and-logging-no5

Implement a Telegram Bot API Client in Yii2: Dependency Injection, 429 Retries, and Logging

19+ min ago   (171+ words) This guide focuses strictly on building the outbound HTTP transport layer for Telegram API endpoints. It does not cover database migrations, active record models, or webhook route setup. First, define a placeholder key in config/params.php: This ensures that…...

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dev.to > daviggc > unshackling-java-architecture-how-the-builder-pattern-rescued-our-legacy-system-1ngk

Unshackling Java Architecture: How the Builder Pattern Rescued Our Legacy System

23+ min ago   (1007+ words) A practical guide to the Builder Design Pattern in Java --- from legacy constructors to immutable, self-validating domain objects. In enterprise software engineering, architectural bottlenecks and design flaws tend to recur. As systems scale, challenges such as tight coupling, fragile code,…...

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dev.to > gde > nano-banana-2-lite-revisited-mcp-20-the-new-interactions-api-and-three-agent-clis-37g5

Nano Banana 2 Lite, Revisited: MCP 2.0, the New Interactions API, and Three Agent CLIs

1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (866+ words) The Nano Banana 2 Lite MCP server from July, updated: FastMCP is now MCPServer, google-genai 1.x gets a 400 from the Interactions API, and one server now runs in Claude Code, Codex and Antigravity CLI. Tagged with mcp, python, gemini, claudecode....

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dev.to > grahamduescn > 3-mcp-servers-i-actually-use-daily-and-how-to-set-them-up-1f3d

3 MCP servers I actually use daily (and how to set them up)

1+ hour, 26+ min ago   (140+ words) Not a hype list. These are the three MCP servers I have running right now in Claude Desktop. I use this to let Claude read project files directly instead of me copy-pasting code. Configure it to point at your project…...

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dev.to > _rakesh_ranjan > tired-of-rerunning-scripts-my-python-repl-secret-for-instant-code-testing-119d

Tired of Rerunning Scripts? My Python REPL Secret for Instant Code Testing!

1+ hour, 22+ min ago   (889+ words) Hey everyone! Remember those early days (or maybe you're in them right now!) of learning Python? You'd write a few lines of code, save the file, go to your terminal, run python your_script.py, only for it to crash on line…...

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dev.to > milkyway008 > the-mcp-python-sdk-20-broke-the-wrapper-libraries-heres-how-to-spot-it-and-pin-back-346n

The MCP Python SDK 2.0 broke the wrapper libraries. Here's how to spot it and pin back

2+ hour, 12+ min ago   (472+ words) If your MCP tools started failing a few weeks ago and nothing in your own code changed, you're not imagining it. The official Python mcp package shipped 2.0.0 on 2026-07-28. It's a real major version, with public APIs removed and renamed. Latest…...