10 Weekend IoT Projects to Build with ESP8266 and ESP32

Build your own ESP32 and ESP8266 projects this weekend. We detail 10 practical IoT builds, including a Wi-Fi weather station using a DHT22.
Hackaday

CircuitPython Goes Turbo With Precompiled Functions

It would not be at all original to declare that Python is the new BASIC. Like BASIC, it has been the first programming language for a whole generation of coders, and its main advantage is that ...
Hacker

How I Built a Data Pipeline From Scratch Using Python

You spent three hours debugging a broken ETL script, your data is sitting in five different places in five different formats, and the stakeholder meeting is tomorrow morning. If you've ever stared at ...
GitHub

A comprehensive FastAPI learning project demonstrating core concepts, best practices, and essential features for building modern APIs with Python.

FastAPI is a modern, fast (high-performance) web framework for building APIs with Python 3.13+ based on standard Python type hints. It combines the speed of Node.js and Go with the simplicity of ...
note

A Beginner's Guide to Building a Reading Log App with SQLModel, FastAPI, and SQLite [Includes Video and Code]

I have created a small reading log application that uses a combination of SQLModel, FastAPI, and SQLite to manage the titles, authors, completion dates, and ratings of books you have read. Everything ...
CNN

I trained for a half-marathon in four months as a beginning runner at 42. Here’s how it went

This article is part of CNN Underscored’s Guide to Laid-Back Living, an editorial package focused on screen-free activities to inspire you to go analog this year. We’ll be featuring articles and ...
Ars Technica

Millions of AI agents imperiled by critical vulnerability in open source package

Millions of AI agents and tools around the world have been imperiled by a critical vulnerability that can allow hackers to breach the servers running them and make off with sensitive data and ...
Hackaday

FreeCAD 1.1 Tutorial, For Beginners Who Like Clear Instructions

If you’ve been interested in FreeCAD but haven’t known where to start, here’s a wonderful video tutorial for FreeCAD 1.1 by [Deltahedra] aimed squarely at how to model a 3D part from scratch while ...
techannouncer

Master Python: A Comprehensive Tutorial for Beginners on YouTube

So, you want to learn Python, and you’re thinking YouTube is the place to do it. Smart move! The internet is packed with video lessons that can take you from zero to coding hero. But with so many ...
IEEE

A Performance and Scalability Evaluation of Monolithic (Django) vs. Microservice (FastAPI) Architectures for Asynchronous API Workloads in Python

Abstract: As few empirical performance comparisons of modern Python web frameworks exist, it is hard to choose an appropriate architecture under real I/O-bound workloads. This study compares a ...
Healthline

Beginner Step-By-Step Tai Chi Routine

Tai chi is a traditional Chinese practice that focuses on simple, low intensity movements, breathing techniques, and mindfulness. It’s often described as gentle “meditation in motion” due to its ...
Psychology Today

Using a Beginner's Mind

"In the beginner's mind, there are many possibilities. In the expert's mind, there are few." Shunryu Suzuki "...time that flows will have the shape and sound of a guitar, and when you want to bow to ...