I had yet another argument with a prospective client. He said that people like me are not needed anymore actually. AI is here, he said. “I can just type a prompt and get an app done, you know?”, he said.

In a recent web development project, I had the opportunity to learn so much about the Whatsapp Business API. Knowing that Whatsapp has permeated deeply into the veins of everyone in everyday life, isn’t it just the next natural step to bring it in as the support bridge between customers and service providers?

A client called me 2 days ago. Instead of giving me a project, he “quite shamelessly” asked me to teach him how to make a responsive website. My old self would have rejected him outright, and called him crazy. But some wisdom, that typically comes with age, stopped me.

Why Hiring Local Developers Saves More Than You Think. Think Local: Why “Cheaper” Foreign Talent Isn’t Always Better. This must be the 243rd time I’m having this debate with yet another prospective client.

I’m a web developer. Let me help you unlock the power of web design even if you’ve never written a single line of code. I just had a phone call with a client. I had to mention the word CSS to explain something else. And he asked: What is CSS? Big mistake! That question took us down a 30-minutes digression path. So, I decided to write a demystifying article about CSS, for him and the likes of him.

Debunking Myths, Embracing Simplicity, and a Dash of 90s Nostalgia . I always chuckle when my wife starts typing any website by starting with www. She doesn’t know that time and tech has moved on and that this is an unnecessary step now. Can’t blame her. She’s the non-tech wife of a techie guy after all. But for the rest of the world, let me set the record straight, by this article.

A Singaporean Developer’s Perspective. If you’ve ever wondered how apps, websites, or systems magically talk to each other, congratulations — you’ve just stumbled into the nerdy world of APIs. Don’t worry, I’m here to hold your hand through this digital jungle. Before you start imagining APIs as a secret society of programmers in black hoodies, let me clear that up. No, it’s not like Hogwarts for geeks (though that would be cool). API stands for Application Programming Interface. Still confused? Thought so. Let me break it down.

Not the One You Eat! If you’ve ever browsed the web and wondered, “Why does this site seem to know me better than my best friend?” — you’ve just met cookies. Not the chocolate chip variety (though those are delicious too), but the tiny data packets that live in your browser. Let’s unwrap this digital mystery, shall we?

To add a WhatsApp button to your website, you can use the WhatsApp API link, which allows users to start a chat with a specified phone number directly from your site. Here's a step-by-step guide.