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šŸ“” 5G, Bootstrap & Regexā€”This Weekā€™s Dev Download

From network upgrades to frontend classics, hereā€™s your Thursday dose of tech tools, tips, and trivia.

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David Thurman
May 08, 2025

Morning folks! This is Beyond Code - the newsletter designed to help developers build their careers, one Thursday at a time.

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Did You Knowā€¦

Email Predates the Web

Ray Tomlinson sent the first email in 1971ā€”20 years before the World Wide Web. He also introduced the ā€œ@ā€ symbol to email addresses.

So technically, youā€™ve already read War and Peace. Probably.

Handy Coding Tool

An Oldie But a Goodie ā€“ Bootstrap

Bootstap examples

Bootstrap is one of the most widely used CSS frameworks for quickly building responsive and mobile-first websites. Even years later, itā€™s still a great starter toolkit for new devs learning layout, styling, and component structure.

Key Features:

  • Prebuilt responsive grid system

  • Dozens of ready-to-use components

  • Utility classes for fast styling

  • Extensive documentation and community

Tech Highlights

5G Gets Smarter, 6G Gets Real

The future of wireless is hereā€”and itā€™s fast, intelligent, and already evolving into its next form.

  • T-Mobile + Nokia Go Nationwide: Nokia just signed a major deal with T-Mobile to expand 5G coverage across 98% of the U.S., using AI-optimized networks and energy-efficient tech. Your phoneā€™s signal just got a glow-up. (Nokia)

  • 5G Advanced Is Rolling Out: 2025 brings the first wave of 5G Advancedā€”an upgrade with lower latency, better speed, and smarter traffic management, all powered by machine learning. Think 5G, but with a brain. (Light Reading)

  • 6G Ramps Up: Lab tests have already clocked 6G at speeds thousands of times faster than todayā€™s 5G. With global testbeds, academic collaboration, and early standards in the works, 6G is aiming for a 2030 debut. (Ericsson, 3GPP)

  • AI Is Running the Networks: From predictive maintenance to self-optimizing infrastructure, AI is becoming the brain of modern mobile networks. Generative models like TelcoGPT are even transforming customer support. (MWC)

5G is just getting comfy, but 6G is already knockingā€”probably with a terabit download in hand.

Programming Tip

Use Descriptive Commit Messages

A good commit message explains what changed and why. Avoid vague notes like ā€œfixed stuffā€ or ā€œfinal update 17 frā€.

Commit Message Checklist:

āœ… What did you change?
āœ… Why did you change it?
āœ… Can future-you understand it in 6 months?

Ask the Experts

ā€œI am about to begin learning my first programming language. Is there any advice you have with regards to the learning process?ā€

Learn concepts and pseudo-code first. Donā€™t worry about the language. Every language has the same basis of having to be able to break down and understand a problem at the granular level.

Kimberly Brown, Engineering Manager @ TestBox

Open Source Highlight

GoKarting Without the Blue Shells - SuperTuxKart

SuperTuxKart

SuperTuxKart is a fun racing game featuring Tux the Linux mascot and a bunch of other quirky characters. Itā€™s a great entry point into game development, offering chances to work on graphics, mechanics, and multiplayer features.

Why Itā€™s Awesome:

  • Beginner-friendly project for game dev and 3D design.

  • Includes multiplayer, AI bots, and multiple game modes.

  • New contributors can build tracks, characters, or fix bugs.

Whatā€™s Open Source?
ā€œOpen sourced projectsā€ refer to projects that have their code open to the public. They allow anyone to contribute to the project and help maintain it. Not only are they a great way to get hands on experience early on in your career, they also provide you a way to add bigger projects to your resume!

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Pop Quiz

Regex Refresher

What will the regex /^cat/ match?

A) Any word that ends with ā€œcatā€
B) Only the word ā€œcatā€
C) Any string that contains ā€œcatā€ anywhere
D) Any string that starts with ā€œcatā€

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Pop Quiz Answer: D) Any string that starts with ā€œcatā€. The ^ asserts position at the start of a string.