Link Collection
Here's my curated collection of cool links from around the web. These are sites I actually use, read, and recommend.
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https://www.php.net
The official PHP documentation. My bread and butter since day one. The user-contributed notes are gold.
php docs backend
https://nodejs.org
JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 engine. My second weapon of choice for building fast, scalable backends.
nodejs javascript backend
https://developer.mozilla.org
The single best reference for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. If you're a web developer, you live here.
html css javascript reference
https://docs.ansible.com
Where I spend most of my time these days. Learning infrastructure automation one playbook at a time.
ansible devops automation
https://aws.amazon.com
The cloud that runs half the internet. Currently getting my feet wet with EC2, S3, and Lambda.
aws cloud devops
https://laravel.com
The PHP framework for web artisans. Elegant syntax and amazing ecosystem for building modern PHP apps.
php framework backend
https://github.com
Where the world's code lives. My daily driver for version control, collaboration, and open source.
git code open-source
https://www.postman.com
API testing made easy. Essential tool for any backend developer building and debugging APIs.
api testing tools
https://www.digitalocean.com/community
Hands-down the best tutorials for server setup, Linux, and DevOps. Clear, well-written, and free.
tutorials linux devops
https://regex101.com
The best regex tester on the web. Supports multiple flavors and has great explanations of patterns.
regex tools testing
https://explain.dalibo.com
Visualize PostgreSQL EXPLAIN plans. Makes query optimization so much easier when you can see the bottlenecks.
postgresql database performance
https://news.ycombinator.com
My daily tech news fix. The orange site. Best comment sections on the internet (most of the time).
news community tech
https://lobste.rs
Like Hacker News but invite-only and more focused. Higher signal-to-noise ratio for programming content.
news community programming
https://dev.to
A community of developers sharing articles, tutorials, and discussions. Great for beginners and veterans alike.
community blog learning
https://tldr.tech
Daily tech newsletter that actually respects your time. Quick summaries of the most important tech news.
newsletter news daily
https://www.youtube.com/@ThePrimeTimeagen
Entertaining and educational content about programming, Vim, and software development. The man makes Vim look cool.
youtube vim entertainment
https://www.cameronsworld.net
A love letter to the old web. A collage of text and images from GeoCities pages. Inspired this site's design!
retro geocities nostalgia
https://web.archive.org
The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. Browse the web as it was. A time capsule of digital history.
archive history retro
https://neocities.org
The spiritual successor to GeoCities. Free web hosting for creative, personal websites. The indie web lives here.
hosting indie-web retro
https://wiby.me
A search engine for the classic web. Finds old-school personal sites, hobby pages, and hidden gems.
search retro indie-web
https://poolsuite.net
Retro-themed internet radio with the best summer vibes. Perfect background music for coding sessions.
music retro vibes
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Webrings
Remember webrings? They're how we discovered new sites before search engines took over! 🔗
🔗 The Backend Dev WebRing
A ring of sites by backend developers sharing knowledge about PHP, Node.js, Python, and more.
🌐 The IndieWeb Ring
Celebrating personal websites, creative expression, and the independent web. Own your content!
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