One of the captivating things that has me on chokehold is the X-Men ‘97. We have been on edge, and it has been six episodes. No spoilers; however, the animation is a story of love and chaos, and I am hoping it is now laced with revenge. Do I recommend it to you, dear reader? Yes, I do.

Making tools has been made easy by the VirusTotal API. Their documentation and simplicity make it easier to build scripts to access information generated by VirusTotal.

UV has been one of the highlights of this year as a fast Python package installer and resolver. Here is one of the instructions on how to install and use it on your Windows machine. It also works with the Windows Subsystem for Linux to install everything you need.

Jinja2 is a template engine for Python. To secure Jinja2, you can use a Jinja2 Sandboxed Environment, as explained in this article, to protect your application against template injection attacks.

File management in Django can be daunting, specifically when dealing with user profile data like profile pictures. This article by Matt takes you through how files are managed in Django, Django models in reference to files, and storing files in cloud services. Additionally, Django Riffs, a podcast I like listening to, has some good content on user session data, specifically data storage for visitors to your site. The session notes are also available here.

Manually modifying Docker Compose files for Kafka testing is not an easy task. Kafka-docker-compose is a simple Python script to automate this.

Developer relations means building strong connections between companies and software developers. However, this is also subjective to the company's goals and needs. Understand developer relations as a service.

Dear reader I would like you to be the best of the best. Here are 10 system design algorithms and distributed data structures that you can use to solve problems for large-scale distributed systems.

Product management is the backbone of building products people love. For entry-level product managers seeking to apply their knowledge and gain experience, here is a free practical guide. The guide includes four case study exercises and a guide to building an MVP.

Open source is the new sauce. A gift that keeps on giving and a safe space to grow your technical skills. David Lord, a Flask maintainer, has some thoughts on how to start with open source.

The word of the day is steadfast. Steadfast is firm and unwavering in belief, purpose, or loyalty. Example in a sentence: Captain America is known for his steadfast defense of justice.

I'm making my grand departure into the unknown. Until the next issue, my treasured reader, go forth, and may the odds ever be in your favor!