AppBuildersPH 2026: Drawn to Victory

Some drawings find their place on refrigerators. Others are tucked away in folders, kept as reminders of a childhood imagination that knows no bounds. But for one Filipino father, a child's drawing became something far greater, an inspiration behind a grand championship. Among 1,270 builders and 281 projects submitted to the first AppBuildersPH 2026 Hackathon, a creation inspired by a seven-year-old boy captured the top prize. Behind it was Arnel Forbes, a full-time software [...]

Practical Ways to Upskill in Tech Before the Year Ends

You don't need to wait for January to start improving your skills. Here's how to make the remaining months of 2026 count, one skill, project, and learning opportunity at a time. As the year slowly comes to an end, it's easy to start thinking about everything you want to accomplish next year. Right now, you might be preparing a new year bucket list for next year. Maybe you want to learn cloud computing, build [...]

Netlify vs Vercel: which should you use in 2026?

Netlify and Vercel are cloud platforms that allow developers to publish websites without managing their own servers. Both services handle much of the infrastructure needed to make a website available online, including deployments, secure connections, and content delivery. For example, imagine you have finished building a personal portfolio or a company website. Instead of setting up a server, installing software, and configuring everything yourself, you can connect your project to Netlify or Vercel and [...]

Build a Cozy AI Study Workspace with Next.js and Groq

The Importance of Branding in Tech Companies

In today’s fast-moving technology industry, building innovative solutions is only part of creating a successful company. Strong branding helps organizations communicate their identity, build recognition, and create meaningful connections with their audience. This article explores how branding allows technology companies to establish an impactful presence and how creative content and design contribute to building a lasting relationship with customers. The Moment a Brand Becomes Recognizable Have you ever come across a social media post, [...]

AWSUGPH x Tutorials Dojo September Meetup: BEYOND THE BUILD

  What does it take to turn an idea into something real? At the September meetup of AWS User Group Philippines and Tutorials Dojo, four speakers explored the decisions, challenges, and technologies shaping the way we build. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EzMrtZDFE/  On September 24, AWS User Group Philippines and Tutorials Dojo, in partnership with Agora, brought the local tech community together at the AWS Office in BGC for BEYOND THE BUILD, an evening dedicated to [...]

Build an 8-Bit AI Architecture Generator (Next.js & Groq)

Have you ever wanted to build a completely custom AI Architecture Generator, but got stuck trying to force a language model to output perfectly valid diagram syntax? Downloading a standard flowchart library is rarely plug-and-play. You wire up the code, run it, and immediately hit walls, from struggling to prevent the AI from hallucinating Markdown wrappers to fighting stubborn canvas elements where text overlaps and ruins your sequence diagrams. In this beginner-friendly tutorial, we [...]

App Deployment Is More Than Just Writing Code

When I first started learning about application development, I thought creating an app was mostly about writing code, designing the interface, and making sure the features worked. Once the application was built, I assumed the next step would be to publish it and let people use it. However, as I became more involved in actual projects, I started to realize that building an application is only one part of the entire process. There are [...]

Setting up Amazon SES for a Lightsail Based Application

On this article, you will learn how you can send emails from AWS Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) on applications hosted in AWS Lightsail, a virtual private server. You will learn how to verify a sending domain, connect your application, and prepare to send password resets, notifications, and newsletters. Prepare your domain and application This article assumes that you already have a working application within the Lightsail instance, that is capable of handling and [...]

How to Build an AI-Powered Django Notes App for Free

  Have you ever wanted to build a completely custom AI-powered note-taking app, but got stuck trying to make the backend talk to modern language models?   Downloading a starter Django repository is rarely plug-and-play. You clone the code, run it, and immediately hit walls, from struggling to securely load your API keys to fighting stubborn CSS themes that refuse to toggle correctly.   In this tutorial, we will walk through how to take [...]