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A video of an ultra marathon in Mongolia stirred something deep in me. A memory, a desire, a challenge. This is the story of how I started running again after years away, trained through the cold streets of Hamburg, and signed up for my first UTMB trail race in Reit im Winkl, Bayern.

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Reit im Winkl is the kind of place that quietly stays with you. Hikes turn into stories. A cow follows you. You lost the trail. But a cake wins your heart. It’s not loud, yet it resonates. Explore the trails, the stories, and the charm.

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Hike from Kandersteg to Oeschinensee and experience turquoise waters, alpine cliffs, and breathtaking views on one of Switzerland’s most scenic trails.

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WordCamp Europe 2025

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Exploring the colorful Gamla Stan, Stockholm's Old Town

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Spring Photo Editing: Create Stunning Flower Shots with Capture One

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The Mesmerizing Stillness of Urban Photography

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Cline is an open-source AI coding assistant designed for large-scale tasks, operating autonomously. It excels in code quality, context awareness, and speed. But there's a price to pay for it.

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Choosing the Best AI Coding Assistant: Cursor might be the most balanced tool

🚀 AI Coding Assistants: Is Cursor the Most Balanced Option in 2025? While GitHub Copilot leans towards inline completions, Cline is heavy on autonomous coding. What if you need something in between? Cursor brings a unique balance, combining powerful AI code suggestions with a great chat experience thanks to its context awareness. I review it from usability and customization to its context awareness and code generation. Is Cursor as good as they say? 🔗 Read the full review in the blog post. What’s your go-to AI coding assistant in 2025? Let’s discuss! 👇 #AI #Coding #SoftwareDevelopment

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TypeScript: make selected properties optional with Partial & Omit

I recently needed to construct a new type in #TypeScript making certain properties optional without modifying the original We can do this with Partial & Omit and with generics, turn it into a utility type! #100daysofcode #DEVcommunity

When you use the utility Partial on a type, it will make all the type properties optional. Let’s see how we can compose this utility with another one, Omit, to make optional only certain properties of this type. We’ll finally create a utility type using TypeScript generics to apply this on any type we want. Make all properties of a type optional The Partial and Omit utilities are well known in…

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How to hide JavaScript's console.log output in Jest tests

I recently ran into a codebase that had many console.log() polluting Jest tests output resulting in a confusing mess. Here's how I got rid of them. #100daysofcode #DEVcommunity

I was working today in a codebase that had many intentional console.log output in all environments but production so they were showing up in Jest tests output. It would have been tedious to go and remove them one by one and so I devised this simple setup to suppress all console.log output at once while Jest is running. Configuring Jest This trick relies on Jest’s native ability to mock…

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10 Best Views in Hamburg for Stunning Photos

One of the reasons why Hamburg is so photogenic, is that it’s a complex mix of nature, art, modern and ancient architecture, and if all that wasn’t enough, it has the harbor with its unique maritime vibe. Let’s see some great instagrammable locations around Hamburg that are a dream for those who love to collect the best views of a city! Dockland at sunset Dockland is one of Hamburg’s must-visit…

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Potsdam in a day: visiting the Sanssoucci park

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Supporting Your Team Through Fall and Winter

As the leaves get golden and daylight hours shrink, many of us feel the impact of seasonal changes on our sleep, mood, and productivity. Fall and winter present unique challenges, particularly for remote workers. For this reason, it’s important for managers to support your team for their well-being and to keep sustainable productivity. Common Hurdles During the Seasonal Change It’s not magic to…

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Faster JavaScript & TypeScript compilation with SWC in WordPress

Introduction Let’s explore how to use the high-performance SWC (Speedy Web Compiler) to compile JavaScript & TypeScript assets for WordPress plugins and themes. SWC is a modern alternative to Babel, offering faster compilation, simpler configuration, and native support for both TypeScript and JSX. This is particularly useful for developing custom functionality like Gutenberg blocks. Why…

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Setting Up Nginx for WordPress on macOS

While I’ve worked with WordPress sites running on Nginx in the past, I’d never configured Nginx from scratch on macOS. I wanted to see how easy to configure it is in comparison to Apache. Here’s the lightweight configuration to run Nginx on macOS with PHP and MariaDB. We’ll also see quickly why Nginx is a faster choice for WordPress local development. What’s Nginx and Why Is It Better Than…

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