The HackerNoon Newsletter: The 2026 Crypto Trends Staying Out of the Spotlight (12/24/2025)

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Twas the Night Before Deploy: A Blind Architect’s Chess Engine Journey

By @damianwgriggs [ 4 Min read ] Damian Griggs, Adaptive Systems Architect, Centaur Model, Christmas Read More.

Symfony 7.4’s Share Directory Solves the Cache Problem for Kubernetes Apps

By @mattleads [ 10 Min read ] Symfony 7.4 introduces var/share to separate local system cache from shared application data—solving cache inconsistency in Kubernetes without the NFS hit. Read More.

The 2026 Crypto Trends Staying Out of the Spotlight

By @usachova [ 4 Min read ] Discover the overlooked crypto trends of 2026 - from perp DEXs and privacy to prediction markets and interoperability driving the future of DeFi and TradFi. Read More.

Re-Prompting: The Loop That Turns “Meh” LLM Output Into Production-Ready Results

By @superorange0707 [ 7 Min read ] A practical guide to re-prompting: the 5-step loop that turns vague LLM prompts into stable, structured, production-ready outputs. Read More.

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