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MLH second week challage
Hello i am build the Trash to Treasure is an offline AI-powered cleanup coach that helps users identify and properly dispose of waste using their phone or laptop camera What I Built: Explains the core loop: Go Outside to Spot Litter to Snap Real Photo to Local AI Classifies to Pick Up Safely to Log Real Impact to Pocket Phone & Keep Walking. Highlights the dedicated Screen-Minimization Mode ("Touch Grass Mode") designed specifically to keep users off their screens and present in nature. High
Meicut Engineering #1: Video Compression at Product Scale
Part of the Meicut Engineering series — how we build an in-browser media toolkit. The encoding command — ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -c:v libx264 -crf 23 out.mp4 — is well documented. What is rarely discussed is the engineering that turns this single command into a service: where encoding runs, how long-running jobs behave, how concurrency is bounded, and how output is matched to the user's stated goal. This post covers those decisions. 1. Where encoding runs The first architectural decision is the executi
I Built a Free Threads Video Downloader — Here's What I Learned Shipping a Single-Purpose Tool
A few months ago I kept running into the same complaint from creators: Threads has no download button. You see a video you want to keep — your own clip, a tutorial, something inspiring — and the app just doesn't let you save it. The existing "solutions" were mostly ad-stuffed mobile apps asking for permissions they didn't need. So I built the thing I wished existed: a free, browser-based downloader. Paste a public post link, get the video in full HD without added watermarks, or grab the audio as
A faster, lighter C# Dev Kit
C# Dev Kit has been rebuilt to open solutions in about a second and run on a fraction of the memory, and this post walks through what changed for you. The post A faster, lighter C# Dev Kit appeared first on .NET Blog.
UWP and WinUI 3 apps: UI testing with MSTest
Learn how to test UWP and WinUI 3 apps with MSTest and Microsoft.Testing.Platform across packaged, unpackaged, and AppContainer hosts. The post UWP and WinUI 3 apps: UI testing with MSTest appeared first on .NET Blog.
Consolidating 50+ Websites Onto One Stack
The client buys shops, and every shop comes with a website The client is a retail group with a large number of locations. Part of what they sell is bought in the shop. Part is a service delivered on site, by appointment. The catalogue splits into two segments, a luxury one and an everyday one. They grow by acquisition. They buy small independent retailers and bring them into the group. Some keep their own brand, some are moved onto the group’s. It depends on how the deal was made. Every acquisit