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      <title><![CDATA[From Piano to Programming: How I Ended Up in Computer Science]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[I was never the kid who dreamed of writing code. I was the kid practicing scales and chord progressions, convinced music was my path — until college applications made me question everything.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[My Tech Stack for 2026 — and Why]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>React</category>
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