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Developer Tools

How I Secure .env Secrets from AI Coding Agents with Dopbase

Agentic AI coding tools can read far more than source code. Here is why I stopped keeping plaintext secrets in .env files and started testing Dopbase.

Thomi Jasir Aug 29, 2026 8 min read
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Artificial Intelligence

Will AI Actually Replace Programmers? The Honest Truth I See

After 8 years in software engineering, here's my honest take on whether AI will actually take your coding job and what you should do about it.

Thomi Jasir Mar 23, 2026 5 min read
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Programming

Rust Starter Kit for Web API Development

After 2 years learning Rust I finally ship my first public project, a boilerplate starter kit for building Web API with Rust.

Thomi Jasir Mar 7, 2026 7 min read

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