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User Experience

2 posts tagged #user-experience

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Dark Patterns in Tech: How Companies Engineer Deception and What Developers Can Do About It [2026]

Dark patterns aren't accidents — they're deliberate engineering decisions. Here's how the biggest tech companies build deception into their products, and what developers should refuse to ship.

April 30, 2026 8 min read
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Why Passkeys Are Stalling Instead of Killing Passwords

The technology behind passkeys is solid. The ecosystem around them is a mess. Here's what's actually going wrong with the passwordless future.

March 9, 2026 7 min read
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