Building SlideMaker as a Solo Developer: The Real-Time AI System Powering 500+ Daily Presentations

Building an AI presentation tool that handles 500+ daily generations required solving real-time streaming at every layer. Instead of users waiting 60 seconds for a spinner, SlideMaker streams each slide as it’s generated using SSE, Redis pub/sub, and React. This is a complete architecture breakdown: why I chose Flask over FastAPI, how Redis handles four … Read more

Reviving Legacy Code with GPT-4: A Practical Guide to AI-Assisted Refactoring and Testing

Legacy code is the dark matter of the software universe. It holds everything together, but nobody wants to touch it. If you work in enterprise software, you know the struggle: monolithic Java applications, 500-page design documents (PDFs!), and “spaghetti code” that breaks if you breathe on it wrong. Most AI tutorials show you how to build new apps. But … Read more

How AWS delivers generative AI to the public sector in weeks, not years

When critical services depend on quick action, from the safety of vulnerable children to environmental protection, you need working AI solutions in weeks, not years. Amazon recently announced an investment of up to $50 billion in expanded AI and supercomputing infrastructure for US government agencies, demonstrating both the urgency and commitment from Amazon Web Services … Read more

Securing Kafka for PCI DSS Compliance: A Practical Guide for Financial Data Pipelines

Users of modern cloud applications expect a real-time transaction experience. As such, most organizations have opted to use Kafka due to its scalability, fault tolerance, and real-time data streaming capabilities. However, its distributed nature and default security settings present weak spots for cyber threats if not properly configured. Organizations using Kafka to process payment-related data … Read more

Meet MacPaw: HackerNoon Company of the Week

MacPaw is a leading macOS and iOS software developer founded in Ukraine in 2008. The company serves over 30 million users worldwide, with one in every five Mac users having at least one MacPaw app. Known for products like CleanMyMac, Setapp, ClearVPN, and Moonlock, MacPaw has partnered with HackerNoon through the Business Blogging Program, sharing … Read more

Skateboarding is better in hell

Skate Story is two very different things simultaneously. On the one hand, it’s a visceral take on skateboarding, providing a tight, fast, ground-level view as you brute-force your way through tricks and combos. But it’s also a surrealist trip through the underworld where you control a skateboarding demon who faces off against the devil. Think … Read more