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Everything You Need to Know About Harness Engineering
AI agents can now write code, browse the web, and run for hours without a human watching. Ask one to build a feature, and it might open ten files, call five tools, and make a hundred small decisions before it ever shows you a result. That's a different animal [...]
Should Philippines Make Its Own Local Large Language Model?
As countries all around the world are beginning to seriously invest in their own models, there is a growing debate on whether the country should create its own local large language model. If we do, would it be cost-effective? And if it is, would it be beneficial? As [...]
How to Balance Business Goals with User Needs in UI/UX: A Data-Driven Approach
The Tug-of-War Balancing business goals with user needs in UI/UX is a challenge every designer eventually runs into. Users want fast, free, and beautiful experiences with no friction anywhere. The business, meanwhile, wants high conversion rates, low hosting costs, and a fast time-to-market. These two wish lists are not always [...]
UI/UX Design: Speeding Up the Creative Process with AI
The Builder's Mindset If you have ever stared at a blank Figma canvas with a deadline looming — a thesis defense, a hackathon demo, or just a personal app idea you finally want to ship — you already know that speed matters as much as polish. A traditional UI/UX [...]
Agentjacking: How Fake Sentry Errors Hijack AI Coding Agents
AI coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex now do far more than autocomplete. They read source code, query observability platforms, open pull requests, and run terminal commands on developer machines. That expanded access is useful, but it also creates a problem most security teams have not accounted [...]
Build AI Apps Faster with Google AI Studio and Gemini
Artificial intelligence has become an essential part of modern software development. It helps developers build applications that understand natural language, generate content, analyze documents, write code, and automate complex tasks. While large language models (LLMs) make these features easier to use, integrating them into real applications still takes time. [...]
OpenRouter Explained: Access Multiple AI Models Through One API
The rapid advancement of generative AI has given developers access to an ever-growing collection of large language models from providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Mistral AI, and xAI. Each model offers different strengths, whether in reasoning, code generation, content creation, multilingual support, or cost efficiency. While having [...]
Build Your Own JARVIS AI Chatbot Interface using Vercel
Have you ever watched Tony Stark boot up his suits and wished you had your very own J.A.R.V.I.S. to help you code, research, or just manage your day? If you are just starting out with web development, you have probably noticed that most AI chatbot tutorials look exactly the [...]
Can’t Use the Terminal, Can’t Defend the Network: The Importance of Cybersecurity Degrees in the Philippines
Can't Use the Terminal, Can't Defend the Network: The Importance of Cybersecurity Degrees in the Philippines Open a job posting for a Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst, a penetration tester, or a systems administrator anywhere in the world, and one requirement shows up again and again: comfort with the [...]
PromptWars hackathon: students built AI apps
On June 20, 2026, thirty junior and senior high school students spent a day at Programmable Makati building working AI applications. The event was PromptWars: AI-Powered, Student-Built, a hackathon run by DEVCON Kids Philippines and Tutorials Dojo. This event demonstrated how beginners can build with high impact solutions [...]

AI Workflows vs AI Prompts: What’s the Real Difference

At first, using AI feels simple. You type a prompt, get a response, and move on. That’s how most people start, and for basic tasks, it works. But as you try to do more complex or repeatable work, you begin to notice something: prompts alone aren’t enough. This is where the difference between AI workflows vs AI prompts starts to matter, because the way you structure your interaction with AI directly affects the quality and [...]

AI Agents on Azure: Practical Insights for Learners

Many people learning Azure still struggle with repetitive manual tasks. AI Agents on Azure for learners offer a practical way to handle these challenges. When a 2 AM alert fires, the usual process involves manually checking the cause, reviewing affected processes, and examining the whole system. AI agents can help by analyzing why alerts happen and suggesting or executing solutions. Before agents, cloud learning relied heavily on traditional automation and manual checks. After agents, [...]

What Happens When AI Can Start Buying Things for You? — Understanding UCP

Imagine asking an AI: “Find me a mechanical keyboard under ₱3,000 and just order it for me.” And instead of giving you links… it actually completes the purchase. Sounds convenient, but also a bit unsettling at the same time. That might sound futuristic, but this idea is becoming increasingly possible with emerging technologies like the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP). As AI systems evolve from simple assistants into agents capable of taking actions, UCP introduces [...]

Amazon S3 Files: Object Storage Meets File Performance

Hello, Dojos! If you're a student or an aspiring architect, you know Amazon S3 is the "infinite warehouse" of the cloud. It’s perfect for storing massive datasets, but it can be slow to grab one small file when your code is running. Traditionally, you had to manually copy data between S3 and a hard drive (EBS) just to use it. Amazon S3 Files changes the game. By using Amazon EFS technology, it puts a [...]

From Guided Labs to Real Projects: How Azure PlayCloud Labs Helps Beginners Apply What They Learn

When beginners first explore cloud computing, one common assumption is that they need to understand everything before they can start building anything. For many learners, platforms like Azure can feel overwhelming at first, not because the concepts are impossible, but because the environment looks complex and production-like, where mistakes feel costly. But in reality, that’s not how learning cloud works. Cloud skills are not built by avoiding mistakes. They are built by exploring safely, [...]

How I Used AI to Teach Myself Python (No Coding Background Required)

The problem: our education is not enough Companies today are aggressively hiring for AI and tech skills. The job postings are everywhere. But here is the uncomfortable truth: the education most of us received did not prepare us for this shift. I am currently taking Computer Engineering in college, but it's not coding-focused. I am about to finish my degree but still without the specific skills the market is demanding. I felt that gap [...]

You Don’t Need to Start Over in Tech: Turning Your Past Skills Into an Advantage

When people talk about entering the tech field, one idea often comes up: that starting over in tech means you have to start from zero. For many students and beginners, this belief can feel intimidating. It creates the impression that only those with a strong technical background can succeed, while others must completely reset and rebuild from scratch. But in reality, that’s not entirely true. Entering tech is not about starting over. It’s about [...]

Learning from Tutorials Is Easy But Can You Build Without Them?

You’ve probably done this before, especially if you’ve been learning from tutorials online. You open a YouTube video, follow along step by step, and after a few hours, you end up with something that actually works. Maybe it’s a website, an app, or just a small project you found online. It feels good, and when you close the video, you think to yourself, “Okay, I’m getting better at this.” Then you try to build [...]

From Render to Revenue: Automating Your Creative Workflow with AWS and Python

As a content creator, your value lies in your vision, not in the three hours you spend renaming files, transcoding 4K footage into proxies, or manually uploading clips to five different social platforms. In the industry, we call the repetitive, soul-crushing tasks "undifferentiated heavy lifting." In this article, we’ll show you how to use Python and AWS Step Functions to build an automated pipeline that handles the "boring stuff," giving you more time to [...]

Why Having a Portfolio (With Real Projects) Changes Everything

When I first started learning tech, I genuinely thought the only thing that mattered was stacking skills. I kept chasing tutorials, certifications, and whatever tool people said was “in demand,” because it felt like the safest way to grow. But the biggest turning point in my journey happened when I started building tech projects that people could actually open, test, and explore. That shift changed everything, because suddenly I wasn’t just saying what I could [...]