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dev.to > nio_zanghotmailcom_zang > tokeneff-an-open-source-llm-cost-meter-that-runs-locally-5440

tokeneff: An Open-Source LLM Cost Meter That Runs Locally

20+ min ago   (338+ words) Most LLM dashboards show you the bill after the damage is done. You run a coding agent for an afternoon, ship a feature, and two days later your OpenAI dashboard says you spent $47. On what? Which model? Which request? You…...

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dev.to > rahmanfrr > recursive-ctes-how-sql-secretly-learned-to-loop-457f

Recursive CTEs: How SQL Secretly Learned to Loop

51+ min ago   (454+ words) Ask a SQL query to find "all employees under this manager," and things get ugly fast if you don't know how many levels deep the org chart goes. A regular join handles one level. Two joins handle two levels. Nobody's…...

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dev.to > jadeydi > how-to-bulk-download-images-from-url-lists-to-a-zip-file-3fph

How to Bulk Download Images: From URL Lists to a ZIP File

1+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1250+ words) The most useful starting point is a list of direct image URLs. Once you have that list, you can download the files together with a browser tool or a small command-line workflow. This tutorial covers both approaches, plus a JavaScript…...

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dev.to > _5966e70a8fb3f8cd589634 > aifetchly-a-local-first-desktop-ai-agent-for-lead-gen-research-and-outreach-4paf

aiFetchly — a local-first desktop AI agent for lead gen, research, and outreach

2+ hour, 29+ min ago   (362+ words) Most marketing AI tools live in a browser tab and forget your files the moment you close the chat. aiFetchly is an open-source, local-first desktop AI agent (Windows, macOS, Linux) built for business research, document-grounded drafting, lead organization, and scheduled…...

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dev.to > cgozdemm > audit-your-claudemd-with-evidence-not-more-rules-515m

Audit Your CLAUDE.md With Evidence, Not More Rules

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (570+ words) A CLAUDE.md file should make the next coding task safer and easier to verify. Too often it becomes a scrapbook: an old setup command, a temporary release instruction, a preference copied from another repository, and a growing list of…...

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dev.to > client0s > build-a-small-openosrs-plugin-in-java-4p2n

Build a small OpenOSRS plugin in Java

3+ hour, 58+ min ago   (412+ words) A small plugin is a good way to learn a desktop client's extension system. This example displays a chat message after login. It covers discovery, dependency injection, game events and packaging without automating gameplay. I maintain the OpenOSRS project at…...

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dev.to > paohaijiao > xml-configuration-mode-decoupling-your-api-catalog-from-business-code-56nm

XML Configuration Mode: Decoupling Your API Catalog from Business Code

3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (227+ words) In this post you'll learn to: The XML file names each request and declares its return type. The factory binds those entries to interface methods by method name. Change the curl in XML → the running app changes behavior. No Java…...

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dev.to > natuworkguy > i-rewrote-one-function-in-squirrel-then-in-c-one-line-of-python-was-just-as-fast-3han

I Rewrote One Function in Squirrel, Then in C. One Line of Python Was Just as Fast.

4+ hour, 19+ min ago   (543+ words) I maintain a 2D game engine in Python called ABS Engine. Last week I decided it needed C. Not because anything was slow. That is the embarrassing part. I wanted to drop a.c file into a folder and call it from Python…...

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dev.to > lucy_anyango_d6aa9788c23a > data-relationships-data-modelling-schemas-and-joins-in-power-bi-1hkp

Data Relationships, Data Modelling Schemas, and Joins in Power BI.

4+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1280+ words) Data Modelling in Power BI What Data Modelling Means in Power BI Data modelling... Tagged with analytics, data, database....