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ArchiveWhat Is a System’s State? (The Concept I Didn’t Understand at First)
January 25, 2026I kept hearing the word state everywhere. UI state.Server state.Stateful architecture.Stateless APIs. I nodded.I Googled.I moved on. But deep down, I couldn’t explain what state actually meant in simple words. This article is the mental model I wish ...
Bastien Mirlicourtois
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Why I Created The Learning Machine
January 12, 2026I’m 31 years old, a junior developer, and someone who decided to completely rebuild his career from scratch.Not because it was easy. Not because it was obvious.But because something in me felt unfinished — like I wasn’t yet building the things I was ...
Bastien Mirlicourtois
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