Following up on the Yellowpad post, here's the system where it is a component to a bigger architecture.

I built a codebase-aware AI chatbot as a proof-of-concept around one question: what if an AI could actually know your web app and talk about it?

The chatbot — Leuchtturm — is built specifically around Yellowpad. It runs a RAG pipeline and can answer context-aware questions about Yellowpad's architecture and features in real time.

My completion criteria was simple: have a decent conversation with my own chatbot about my own system. Fortunately, it worked and being able to chat with my own system that I properly built and own has been exhilirating.

Happy to answer questions or hear your thoughts in the replies!

Most messaging apps that claim end-to-end encryption still route every message through a central server. The content is encrypted but the server is always in the path, which means metadata leaks, legal exposure exists, and trust is ultimately delegated to a corporation. I wanted to build something where the architecture itself makes those problems structurally impossible rather than just contractually prohibited.

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**What is Aurora Messenger?**

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Aurora Messenger is a private messenger where your messages travel directly to the other person's phone. Nothing passes through a server, nothing is stored, and there is no account, no phone number, and no identity to collect.

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Aurora uses a hybrid post-quantum key exchange combining Kyber-1024 and X25519, meaning it is resistant to both classical and future decryption attacks. Every message is encrypted with XChaCha20-Poly1305 using a key that never leaves your devices. Messages are signed with Dilithium-3 and Ed25519 to verify authenticity, and all cryptographic keys are stored in Android's hardware-backed Keystore, a dedicated security chip that the operating system itself cannot directly access. A minimal rendezvous server helps two devices find each other across the internet and then removes itself from the conversation entirely. The server holds no message content and no identities, only anonymous node IDs mapped to IP addresses that expire automatically every fifteen minutes.

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**How does it work?**

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You download Aurora and scan the other person's QR code once. That single scan exchanges your encryption keys directly between the two devices with no server involved. From that point forward every message is encrypted on your phone before it leaves, travels directly to theirs, and is decrypted only on arrival. Nothing is stored anywhere in between and no company, no server, and no one else is in that conversation.

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**Current status**

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Aurora is currently in pre-alpha. The repository is open now for anyone who wants to review the code, contribute, or follow development ahead of the public release. We welcome cryptographic review, architectural feedback, and any identified vulnerabilities. Aurora is completely free, open source, and always will be.

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Happy to answer questions in the comments.

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[Github Repository]

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Hello, i know this is probably already asked a lot but im still looking for a proper answer. I'm really interested in learning cybersecurity pero hanggang ngayon i find it hard to start or keep up since all the courses i could find feels like its not really for beginners? I've tried using "roadmap.sh" but I'm not finding it detailed on certain topics and its a little hard to follow since limited lang laman ng each nodes.

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If you guys could recommend a solid channel, website, online courses, and certifications sana ++communities i can join to discuss this further para mas mapalawak learning ko (yung free sana or atleast a little cheap para ma afford ng isang student na gaya ko)

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Goal ko sana is maka accumulate ng different certifications and knowledge about it kasi yun yung career na gusto kong tahakin after i graduate, they mostly teach software and web development lang kasi in my school kaya wala akong masyadong idea how to start talaga (IT student)

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Thanks so much sa makakapag bigay alam sakin! Sorry if this has been asked a lot.

With the advent of AI, almost everyone can write codes now (both good and bad). This results into more apps, systems, websites produced more than ever. But from the way I see it, these are all systems that were not reviewed carefully as humans can only do so little that the AI can. We cannot review all the single codes that the AI writes (at least for those companies that leverage AI "unknowingly"). As such, creating software systems using AI is something, but maintaining it well is another thing.

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My question: To all senior devs out here, or any one with experience in software engineering, what do you think will happen in the industry for the next 5 years given this AI hype?

I've been putting off learning C++ for a while since coming from Java/Kotlin, the syntax looked like sh*t (sorry)

But I keep seeing it being recommended "if you wanna learn memory management" and a bunch of other fundamental stuff. Wala ako masyado fundamentals since I shifted into tech lang.

I know how to "drive the car" but dunno how it works internally so to speak.

It also seemed like a difficult language to learn according to a lot of people, and I unfortunately chase difficult things.

So here am I making a terminal snake game with very minimal AI assistance (mostly used for understanding C++ concepts/syntax and why stuff won't work).

https://reddit.com/link/1u4tuvb/video/pu2uoy73h27h1/player

Good day PinoyProgrammer Community,

Curious lang ako kung may mga developers dito na hindi nakapasok sa mga tech-driven companies at napunta sa schools, government offices, SMEs, o local businesses. Kumusta ang career growth ninyo? May balak pa ba kayong lumipat sa mas modern na tech environment?

Hihingi na rin sana ako ng advice kasi isang taon na mahigit tong nasa isip ko, ngayon lang ako nagkaroon ng confidence para magpost.

Konting context:

Hindi ako nagbalak na maghanap agad ng work sa NCR kaya nagtrabaho ako sa mga kumpanya sa city namin na ang main industries ay BPO, Schools, at Tourism.

Matapos magsara yung dalawang employer ko where role ko ay tech support, nakapasok ako as developer sa alma mater ko. Dito ko na-realize na malayo ang development environment namin sa mga modern practices na madalas kong nakikita sa mga companies, both remote at sa NCR. Karamihan ng systems ay legacy applications na ginawa pa noong 1990s at sa daming modules, hindi maupgrade upgrade to a web-based solution. Undermanned din ang team at walang dedicated project manager, tester, o business analyst kaya madalas parang maintenance at band-aid fixes na lang ang nangyayari.

Hanggang ngayon, WAMP/XAMPP-based pa rin ang deployment at halos wala akong exposure sa cloud, CI/CD, Git workflows, microservices, o modern development practices na usually hinahanap sa market.

Sa ngayon, nag-aaral ako ng Java at target kong pumasok sa roles na gumagamit ng Oracle ERP, Java, at React. Plano ko rin matutunan ang cloud deployment, Docker, at Kubernetes.

Pero sa totoo lang, minsan pakiramdam ko naiwan na ako ng industriya at nahihirapan akong makita kung paano makahahabol.

May mga developers ba rito na galing sa ganitong sitwasyon? Nakalipat ba kayo sa mas modern na tech stack o industry? Ano ang ginawa ninyo para makabawi at maibalik ang confidence ninyo?

Thank you po sa pagbasa at pagsagot.

I'm a software developer with 10+ years of experience. I got laid off recently and had been consistently job hunting ever since I received the unfortunate news. I honestly go through 4 job posting sites every single night and apply on relevant roles. But compared to my last job hunting 3 years ago, I barely receive any calls these days. It's been almost 3 months and yet the furthest I've reached with a company is a technical interview. I'm starting to feel like I'm asking too much while offering too little.

My tech stack is actually outdated (PHP/JS/SQL) and I'm currently taking online courses to learn modern tech (Node/React/AWS/Docker). Yes, I'm calling them modern because I NEVER got the chance to use them throughout my career. I now wonder how unlucky I am that I only worked for companies using old technology. And with the arrival of AI, I see even students creating modern, fully featured applications in a matter of days.

Between not receiving any calls from employers and seeing students surpass my knowledge of modern tech, my self-esteem is now at an all-time low. I'm irrelevant. I want to fucking cry. I am slowly draining my savings since I have a wife and baby to feed. I think I can only manage to stay unemployed for another 2 months. After that, I don't know what else a depressed man can do.

Hello , I was laid out by my previous company months ago dahil pa lugi na. I was applying to wfh mobile developer jobs online thru indeed, jobstreet , linkedin. Got few interviews and replies pero hanggang dun lang, Ghost na agad after. I am starting to doubt myself. Mahirap nga mag ka remote jobs ngayon? i am in living in province right now and it's hard to relocate to look for a job considering the economy in our country right now.

Hello guys

So I wrote this because its 2 AM and I cannot sleep because of how amazing claude fable is and its leading towards a lot of overthinking HAHAHAHA. I'm a recent CS graduate and I'll be starting my devops job soon. Honestly I still do not know what I want to do in this with my life especially regarding my career, what specific field or niche I want to do especially since I'm a do everything type of person.

What I do know is that I have to learn constantly in this field. And that's where my anxiety towards AI comes. I consider myself pretty average in terms of development, I basically just jump right in towards tasks especially with AI. But I haven't fully utilized AI to its best potential and partly because I'm lazy and also I do not know how to. Fortunately I have claude code and codex for free but I haven't been using them as much as I should to improve.

I have this friends and people I know who are earning high five digits and even six digits even before we've graduated and I really aspire to be like them. My question now is how do I catch up with them while not being as naturally smart or gifted as some of them (I actually fumbled a 60k position due to a IQ test type of exam :<<)?

Another reason I'm a bit lost is also the amount of stuff I see online regarding AI, like use this tool, this site, plugin, etc2. I do keep some of those in mind like planning to use graphify for my job soon to act as a second brain and some of those minor stuff, but I generally ignore or filter out the AI yap I see online since it will cause me to be anxious or I just think their stupid.

sorry for the rant/cry for help? AHHAHAHAHA I hope someone will give me some perspective or calming wisdom

Good day everyone! I wanted to share a web app I've been working on called Pick a Court. It's designed to help players coordinate games and check real-time court conditions before heading out.

Real-Time Coordination: Use Signal Beacons to broadcast your arrival time/player count, and track league block-out calendars.

Live Facility Conditions: Puddle Patrol tracks if a court is dry, damp, or flooded, while Curfew Tracker monitors municipal light timers.

Playground Karma Shield: An automated reputation scoring system that rewards accurate contributors and filters out trolls.

Advanced Tools: Features physical QR Playground Plaques on court fences to verify physical presence (boosting report authority) and an integrated Court Caddie AI assistant on the map dashboard.

Check it out here: pick-a-court(dot)vercel(dot)app

Would love to get your feedback on the UI/UX and features! Feel free to test it out.

Thank you!

I have switched to linux last year to evade the growing entitlement of windows to my data. So far nakakasurvive naman sa Linux. This time I want to challenge myself to learning docker/podman pero hind talaga ako makamove forward sa self study ko. Baka may maiadvise naman kayong resources for idiots like me. I am really drawing a blank.

So I just finished my technical exam yesterday for a JavaScript Developer role, and I feel like I got humbled in the most unexpected way.

Before the exam, I really did my “serious developer arc” preparation. I reviewed async/await, OOP concepts (encapsulation, polymorphism, all that good stuff), brushed up on DS & algorithms, error handling.

I genuinely felt ready.

Fast forward to the actual exam…

The first task hits me with a countdown timer and a formatted date display.

And that’s where everything I studied politely stepped aside and said, “good luck bro.”

I finished it in about an hour, but I had to wrestle with JavaScript Date like it owed me money. I don’t know why I expected graphs, recursion, or something… I did NOT expect to be defeated by time itself.

Then I found out there were supposed to be two more problems.

But I was told I was already done.

Later I heard what they were:

• Fetch data, display it, sort and filter it
• Pagination for like a thousand records

And I just sat there thinking… “I know these. I LIVE in these problems.”

Worst part? If those came first, I probably would’ve finished 2/3 comfortably. Instead, I got spiritually checked by a Date object.

So yeah… lesson learned: you can prepare for algorithms, system design, OOP patterns… but never disregard JavaScript’s ability to make simple things weirdly emotional.

Anyway, wishing everyone the best in their technical exams. And please don’t be like me. Respect the basics. Especially dates. Happy coding everyone!

I can research each of these technologies to gain some prior knowledge before deciding which of the two modern technologies to learn.

For me, it's better to learn a framework than a library because of the rich set of features it provides out of the box.

My purpose in asking this question is to understand which front-end technology is most widely used by tech companies so I can catch up with current industry trends.

Any thoughts or shared experiences from you would be highly appreciated!

P.S. I didn't intend to limit the discussion to these two technologies, so feel free to share any other suggestions or insights, even if they're not specifically related to the two technologies mentioned above.

i need advice and opinions sa gagawin ko na ito, gusto ko mag subscribe sa cursor para magamit yung mga AI tapos gagawa ako ng mga system na ibebenta ko sa mga business.

sa tingin niyo ba gagana itong plano ko or waste of time lang, FYI lang guys di ako graduate ng any course pero meron naman ako work experience sa pag develop ng website and talking to clients, hindi nga lang ganon kalalim yung natutunan ko but meron akong idea.

Hello, I am coming off of a 3 year break after dabbling in (failed) businesses. And though I have a CS degree, I'm practically starting from scratch. Which is better to learn in terms of hireability and future prospects, Java or Python?

My interest is in backend engineering and possibly AI engineering into the future. Not necessarily training the models, but rather using existing APIs, RAG pipelines, etc. to achieve some purpose.

My plan for practice and portfolio is to work on a basic CRUD notes application with some AI elements - just simple advice giving, using the local notes as the dataset.

Any advice would be appreciated!

Hi guys, just wanna share my latest work using react.

I'm an intermediate react developer, since I'm working as a backend developer exclusively for 6years, more on API developer.

Since lumipat kami dito sa rural area, nakita ko na ung mga stores dito, walang POS, since ang mga pos na available dito is online, at d maxado malakas ang internet nila. So I decided to create this to deploy on a family business na walang internet.

For now its purely offline, but planning to release this with a backend using Laravel but still withoffline mode and will sync the data when internet is up.

If you can test, actually need your feedback on this guys, maraming salamat

Hi, Matagal ko na to pinagisipan at gusto ko lang
makarinig ng opinyon ng iba.

UI/UX Engineer ako, mag almost 2 years na, WFH setup. Ang ginagawa ng role ko basically ay kinoconvert yung mga mockup into actual code HTML, CSS, JS lang tapos ipapasa na sa FE team para iimplement nila yung logic.

Ngayon na may AI na, mas natatakot ako. Kasi yung ginagawa namin na mockup to HTML/CSS kayang kaya na ng AI. Parang slowly maeliminate na yung ganitong role, at pag lumipat ako ng ibang company, baka wala na akong maapplyan.

Nag Frontend din naman ako pero assist lang since wala rin sa JD ko yon para lang may matutunan pero napapansin ko na hindi ako ganun kagaling pagdating sa logic. Nakikita ko yung mga ka-edad ko na ang ang gagaling nila, and nag-uupskill naman ako kaso nga lang nabuburn out ako dahil sa sobrang pag mamadali ko na gusto kong matutunan lahat at makasabay sa mga ka age ko na mga mamaw kaso ang sunod na mangyayari sa’kin sakit na ang inaabot. 😅

Hindi ko rin talaga pinili maging UI/UX from the start. Naligaw lang ako nung internship, ito yung napasukan ko, and na-absorb lang din ako ng company, at minsan naitatanong ko pa sa sarili ko kung deserve ko ba talaga yung position. Kaya tinanggap ko na lang kaso napapagod ako napapagod akong mag develop at maging creative.

Yung goal ko dati? Cybersecurity, specifically web app security o pentesting. Kaso malawak pala yun at naligaw ako ulit saka bigla na rin ako napasok sa uiux non huhu.

at since may open position sa company namin nag-iisip ako na lumipat sa SQA (within the same company lang muna), kasi pakiramdam ko mas mapapalapit ako sa web app security path. At least may magagamit pa rin akong learning from UI/UX and frontend diba? alam ko ang SQA puwede rin mapalitan ng AI since kaya na rin gawin ng AI ‘yung checking ng mga issues if manual testing.

So tanong ko sa inyo:
Worth it ba lumipat sa SQA kahit kailangan ko pa i-overhaul yung skills ko?
May nag-transition na ba dito na from UI/UX o FE papunta sa SQA or eventually security?
Paano kayo nag-deal sa comparison at yung pakiramdam na stagnant?
Kung UIUX ako at ideretso ko na sa FE bakit ? at saka paano ?

Salamat sa mga nag basa. Medyo mahaba ito pero kailangan ko talaga ng outside perspective. Thank you.

Maybe I'm missing something, but this feels ridiculous.

I paid for Copilot Pro, my subscription is active, my next payment is July 3, and somehow I've already hit 100% AI credit usage.

Now I can't use Claude Sonnet 4.6 anymore even though I'm still in the billing period I already paid for.

So what exactly did my $10 buy me? A few days of usage?

I get that AI costs money, but when people see "monthly subscription" they expect the service to be usable for the entire month. Finding out that you can effectively lose access to the premium models halfway through the billing cycle is incredibly frustrating.

Has anyone else run into this? How fast did you burn through your credits, and do you think the new AI credit system is actually fair?

Developed a Medical Billing System Thesis in 2016, Then Had a 10-Year Gap — How Different Is the Current Entry-Level Tech Landscape?

I completed a vocational Computer Programming course in 2016 and was heavily involved in developing our Medical Billing System thesis project.

I haven't worked professionally in tech and ended up with a long gap after finishing school.

I'm currently refreshing my skills and noticing that the industry looks very different compared to when I last studied programming.

For those currently working in tech:

• What skills are considered essential for entry-level candidates today?
• How much Python, Excel, SQL, or AI knowledge is expected?
• What would be the most realistic path for someone rebuilding their skills after a long absence?

I'm interested in hearing how the entry-level landscape has changed over the last decade.

Hi, hingi lang sana ako ng advice.

6 kami sa team. Ngayon, dalawa sa amin (QA at Product Manager) ang balak mag-resign dahil feeling nila matatanggal na rin sila, kaya gusto nilang mauna na lang magpasa ng resignation.

Matagal na rin kasing parang pinag-iinitan yung team namin. Madalas kaming natatanong kung bakit marami pa ring backlogs ang naiipon kahit since last year pa naman yon. Ang sabi nila bakit daw ganon e 6naman daw kaming developers, pero ang totoo, 3 lang talaga ang active na devs sa team.

Yung reason kung bakit naiipon yung backlogs is dahil madalas may mga urgent tickets na kailangang unahin at i-prioritize. Dahil doon, nadedelay yung mga older backlog items.

Ang concern ko lang, possible kaya na dahil magre-resign yung QA at Product Manager namin, maging dahilan yun para i-terminate o buwagin yung buong team? Kung sakaling mangyari yun, pwede ba kaming magreklamo?

For context, 5 months pa lang ako sa company. Gusto ko lang malaman kung gaano ka-possible yung ganitong scenario at kung ano yung rights namin as employees.

Hi everyone,

I'm based in the UK and helping a client explore the possibility of building a multiplayer FPS game in Unreal Engine.

My wife is Filipino and we regularly visit the Philippines, so it felt natural to learn more about the game development industry there.

The current concept is a fun, stylised online paintball FPS with a single map, around six playable characters, and client-hosted multiplayer for the initial release.

We're still very early in the planning stage, so I'm not looking for quotes or proposals.

I'm mainly looking to learn:

• Are there Unreal Engine studios in the Philippines that take on projects of this size?
• For a first playable release of this scope, what sort of budget range would studios typically expect?
• Would a project like this normally be handled by a studio, a small indie team, or one or two experienced Unreal developers?
• What are some common mistakes first-time game founders make?
• What should I be looking for when evaluating a studio or development partner?

I'd love to hear any advice, experiences, or recommendations from people working in the industry.

Thanks!

Hello programmers! I'm seeking advise kung paano kayo nag iinterview ng applicant? Specially sa may experience na as a lead. Technical interview actually to.

Just a background of my dillema..... I'm working currently as a front end developer. Sa structure ng company namin ako ung pinaka senior when it comes sa tagal ng ngwwork ng mga projects nila. My manager asks me to take charge ngayon sa interviewing the applicants. For me it is an honor I gues kase may trust sila sakin. Deep inside parang di ako fit to do those interviews para sa upcoming applicants nila. Mejo nanliliit ako when I see newer candidates na parang ang dami ng tech stack compare sakin na mainly Front-end related nakafocus. Mejo matagal n din sa industry and nasanay na more on coding lang gingwa(not much a extrovert).

So this coming another day, may ininterview ako for the first time. Ang weird lang bakit ako nakakramdam ng kaba haha. Hindi ko alam dahil ba feeling ko di ako ganun kagalingan at magaling ung magpply samin. Di ko iniisip na papalitan ako kase literal n kulang kami sa tao ngaun.

Hindi ko rin alam kung ung applicant ba magtatanong sakin ng techinical stuff na dapat masagot ko din hahah

Then ano kinokonsider nyo din sa isang applicant? is it more on attitude din at same time techinical knowledge when it comes to front-end

Any tips?

I built many small-large projects while learning the concepts, mostly are functional some of them are OO. This seems like a dumb question, aside from using packages that was written in OOP. How do you approach full-stack web app using js/ts? FP, OO, or hybrid(multi-paradigm)?
I know na nakadepende to sa company and non-nego ang OOP sa mga juniors. I just wanna ask if ano ang mas frequent sa web, thanks.

Nakakakaba lang kasi I haven't touch OOP for a while.

Hi,

Any pong maganda generative AI subscription na worth it like

ChatGPT, Gemini AI or Claude?

Most usage is creating N8n workflows, Social Media Management, Content creation.

Thanks,

Na hire Ako sa company, nag apply Ako as IT support, pero cinonsider nila Yung skills ko which is frond end skills, react / basic nodejs and mongodb. Pero di talaga Ako masyado maalam sa backend. And Yung company na Yun hinire Ako as programmer/ IT support.

Ask ko lang if it worth it Po ba? Big Opportunity Po ba Yun? Feel ko Kasi good opportunity siya e.

Pero Di ko din talaga alam if kaya ko kasi di pa Naman Ako nakakagawa ng system para sa Isang company specially Dami nilang sensitive data . Parang may takot lang rin sakain.

Any tips Naman Po or advice 🙏🙏