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Everything is readable here — process notes, patterns I keep reusing, and post-mortems on things I got wrong. Drafts are listed too; I'd rather show the pipeline than pad the shelf.

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  PublishedJul 15, 2026· 7 min read

  Passport.js auth patterns I keep reaching for

  Four projects in, the same Passport setup keeps showing up — local plus Google plus Facebook, sessions in Mongo, and the redirect edge cases nobody documents.

  • Node.js
  • Auth
  • Express

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  PublishedOct 13, 2020· 3 min read

  How To Create A README For GitHub Profile

  GitHub released a feature that lets you display a README prominently on your profile. This gets you through every step and requirement of a profile README.

  • GitHub
  • Markdown
  • Career

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