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AI Isn’t Replacing Developers — We’re Just Using It Wrong
The biggest misunderstanding about AI in software development isn't that AI will replace developers. It's that many developers are still using AI like a faster version of Google or Stack Overflow. In 2026, the question shouldn't be “How do I get AI to write this code?” It should be “How can I use AI to become better at…
Building StarShell Desktop: My Journey to a JioHotstar Windows Wrapper
One day I decided to watch an X-Men movie. I opened Chrome, entered the Hotstar URL and started waiting. And waiting. The website simply wasn't loading. Eventually, I got an alert saying that JioHotstar was not responding. I got frustrated, logged into another Google account, opened Hotstar again, and finally started w…
Flutter KanpurTechnology
We Saw a Website, Got an Idea, and Built an App in 4 Hours 🇮🇳
It was Independence Day. Most people were probably enjoying a holiday, watching the flag hoisting, eating good food, scrolling through Instagram, and generally doing what normal people do on a holiday. We, on the other hand, were looking at a website and thinking: “Can we build this as a mobile app?” And that one quest…
Flutter KanpurTechnology
The Small Frontend Decisions That Make a Big Difference
When you start working on a frontend project, things usually feel pretty simple. You build a component, add some spacing, choose a border radius, make it responsive, and move on to the next one. But as the project grows, you start noticing something. One component has 16px padding, another has 20px. One card has a 12px…
Flutter KanpurTechnology
I Thought Typography Was Just Font Size… Until I Built a Design System
When I started working on the Flutter Kanpur website, I had a very simple understanding of typography. For me, typography meant just two things: Increase the font size if it looks small. Make it bold if it's a heading. That was it. Whenever I needed a title, I would write something like: font-size: 48px; font-weight: 7…
Shipping Faster with Flutter: Practical Hotfixes Using Shorebird
A practical approach to instant hotfixes and faster production recovery. Every Flutter developer working on a production app has faced this: A crash is reported The issue is small (null check, UI fix, API handling) You fix it in minutes But the release process looks like this: Fix → Build → Upload → Store Review → User…
