Devon Hillard’s Digital Sanctuary
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Updates to 10MinuteMail: Mobile-Friendly and Faster
Hello, 10MinuteMail users! I’m excited to share some big updates I’ve recently rolled out for the site. Over the years, 10MinuteMail has been a reliable tool for creating temporary, disposable email addresses, but it was time for a much-needed refresh. Here’s what’s new: 1. Improved Mobile and Small Screen Experience Let’s start with the biggest…
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Stop Bots for Free with Cloudflare Turnstile in your Spring Boot App
My First Spring Boot Library on Maven Central! Hey everyone! I’m excited to share something I’ve been working on: a Spring Boot library that makes integrating Cloudflare’s Turnstile (their CAPTCHA alternative) super easy. This is my first Spring Boot library published on Maven Central, so it’s just a pom.xml or build.gradle update away from being…
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Easy AI Powered Translation For Your Java App!
Most Java Applications, including SpringBoot Web Applications, use Java Message Resource Bundles to handle internationalization of content. Message.properties files are a handy tool for adding multiple languages to Java web apps. They work by storing all your app’s text as key-value pairs in separate files for each language. Instead of writing text directly in your…
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Productivity Pitfalls of Prolific Project Placements
If you work on projects, whether they’re client-facing or internal, chances are you’ve been allocated across multiple projects at once. This often leaves you feeling like you’re struggling to meet expectations on any of them. The impact on productivity is more significant than many of us expect. Let me explain why. Common wisdom suggests that…
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Cloudflare Workers User Management and Session Framework
If you’ve been keeping up with my blog posts and GitHub Profile, you’ll know that I’ve been exploring the world of Cloudflare Workers. I am working on a personal project perfectly suited for stateless architecture and serverless compute, so I am utilizing Cloudflare Workers. The Problem However, I soon realized I needed a web admin.…
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How Does Cloudflare Workers Compare to AWS Lambda?
Cloudflare Workers After exclusively running my workloads at AWS for years and years, I’ve recently started building some applications with Cloudflare Workers. Initially this was just to teach myself a new technology. However, I’ve been so impressed I’ve started migrating several AWS Lambda applications to Cloudflare. Workers are a stateless, serverless, compute option on Cloudflare’s edge. What…
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