The stories I hear are terrible. Just ONE AI text prompt is equal to running a light bulb for 15 minutes! And look at all the shenanigans we have been doing since the days we discovered AI.

I knew it. I knew it was coming. But didn’t expect it so soon. Robots will soon mimic humans, not just in work, but in attitude too. And it has happened. Well, at least once. But of course, great things typically start off as once, right?

As a freelance web and mobile app developer, I’ve built many custom systems over the years, but one of my recent projects — a deposit collection system — really got me thinking about how businesses handle payments. More importantly, it made me realize how much businesses struggle with securing deposits efficiently.

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.

Imagine this: A potential customer visits your website, likes what they see, and wants to ask a simple question before making a purchase. But instead of an easy contact option, they find an email form (ugh, who even checks emails anymore?) or a phone number they have to manually dial (too much effort!). So, they leave. Forever. Ouch.

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.