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Anthropic's Three-Agent Harness Revolutionises Full-Stack AI Development

Anthropic's innovative three-agent harness enhances long-running AI development, improving coherence and output quality.

Apr 5, 2026 5 min read

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Introduction to Node.js: A Comprehensive Guide

Discover the fundamentals of Node.js, an open-source JavaScript runtime environment, and learn how to create a simple web server.

Apr 4, 2026 5 min read

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Anthropic's Three-Agent Harness Revolutionises Full-Stack AI Development

Anthropic's innovative three-agent harness enhances long-running AI development, improving coherence and output quality.

AI DevelopmentMulti-Agent SystemsSoftware Engineering

Apr 5, 2026 5 min read

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Introduction to Node.js: A Comprehensive Guide

Discover the fundamentals of Node.js, an open-source JavaScript runtime environment, and learn how to create a simple web server.

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Apr 4, 2026 5 min read

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Reinforcing Engineering Discipline with Agentic AI Patterns

Explore how agentic AI patterns are reshaping software engineering practices, enhancing quality and efficiency in AI-assisted development.

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Apr 3, 2026 7 min read

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Google Unveils Gemma 4 Open AI Models with Apache 2.0 License

Google has announced the release of Gemma 4 open AI models, now under the Apache 2.0 license, enhancing local processing capabilities.

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Apr 3, 2026 5 min read

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Cursor Launches Agent-Based Coding Workflows Amid AI Agent Growth

Cursor introduces agent-based coding workflows, transforming developer roles as AI agents take on full tasks.

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Apr 3, 2026 5 min read

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React Performance Optimization: 10 Techniques I Use in Production

Practical React performance patterns I've used at India Today Group to optimize rendering, reduce bundle size, and deliver sub-second load times for millions of users.

React.jsPerformanceJavaScript

Mar 1, 2026 10 min read

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Build a RAG App with LangChain, OpenAI & Node.js — Step by Step

How I built a Retrieval-Augmented Generation system at India Today Group for intelligent article search and content automation using LangChain, OpenAI, and MongoDB Atlas Vector Search.

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Feb 20, 2026 12 min read

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Integrating AI into Next.js Apps: OpenAI, Streaming & Edge Functions

A practical guide to adding AI-powered features to Next.js applications using OpenAI API, Vercel AI SDK, streaming responses, and edge functions for low-latency inference.

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Feb 10, 2026 9 min read

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MERN Stack Architecture in 2026: What's Changed & Best Practices

How I architect MERN stack applications in 2026 — MongoDB Atlas, Express with TypeScript, React Server Components, Node.js 22, and the tools that replaced Redux.

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Jan 28, 2026 11 min read

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Engineering India Today's Election Dashboard: Real-Time Data at Scale

Behind the scenes of building India Today's live election results dashboard — handling 10,000+ constituency results in real-time with WebSockets, React, and Node.js.

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Jan 15, 2026 8 min read

About the author

Deepak Kumar

Sr Software Engineer at India Today Group

Building scalable web apps and Generative AI solutions. Writing about React, Node.js, AI/ML, and engineering lessons from 9+ years of production experience.