Here’s a list of technologies I wasted time learning as a Web Developer

In an industry with an ever growing number of technologies, libraries, and frameworks, being efficient with your learning is key...

https://javanoscript.plainenglish.io/heres-a-list-of-technologies-i-wasted-my-time-learning-as-a-web-developer

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#webdev #hype #productivity

Top NodeJS packages to speed up application development

NodeJS is an open-source server-side javanoscript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 engine. One of the advantages of using NodeJS is the rich collection of packages it provides

https://bencoderus.medium.com/top-nodejs-packages-to-speed-up-application-development

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#javanoscript #nodejs #productivity

Scratch Telegram Bot

Create a Telegram bot using scratch.mit.edu (proof of concept).

https://github.com/DavideGalilei/scratch-telegram-bot

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#scratch #telegram #misc

SQLite Archive Files

An "SQLite Archive" is a file container similar to a ZIP archive or Tarball but based on an SQLite database.

https://www.sqlite.org/sqlar.html

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#database #sqlite #misc

Pensela

The Swiss Army Knife of Screen Annotation Tools

https://github.com/weiameili/Pensela

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#tools #extra

nektos/act

Run your GitHub Actions locally 🚀

https://github.com/nektos/act

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#github #devops #docker

Writing an OS in Rust 🦀

This blog series creates a small operating system in the Rust programming language.

https://os.phil-opp.com/

#rust #tutorial #lowlevel

Network programming for beginners: Introduction to sockets

Network programming is about writing computer programs that talk to eachother over a computer network...

https://internalpointers.com/post/network-programming-beginners-overview

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#network #socket #lowlevel

Rust vs C++ – which is better and why

Both Rust and C++ are system programming languages, which means they can be used to write low-level code like kernels...

https://federicoterzi.com/blog/rust-vs-cpp-which-is-better-and-why/

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#rust #cpp #webasm

How We Made Bracket Pair Colorization 10,000x Faster In Visual Studio Code

https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2021/09/29/bracket-pair-colorization

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#vscode #misc

QR error correction helps and hinders scanning

A QR code can use one of four error correction levels. Higher error correction forces denser codes, but allows scanning in more situations. A trade-off!

https://huonw.github.io/blog/2021/09/qr-error-correction/

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#learn #qrcode #extra

The code worked differently when the moon was full

I love a good bug, especially ones that are initially hard to explain but then...

https://www.hanselman.com/blog/the-code-worked-differently-when-the-moon-was-full

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#debug #misc

Go'ing insane part one: Endless error handling

What happens when you mix error values, an inability to shadow variable declarations, and a lack of an error-specific control flow mechanism?

https://jesseduffield.com/Gos-Shortcomings-1/

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#golang #errors #misc

Create your own JSON parser

Writing a JSON parser is one of the easiest ways to get familiar with parsing techniques. The format is extremely simple. It's defined recursively so you get a slight challenge compared to, say, parsing Brainfuck...

https://notes.eatonphil.com/writing-a-simple-json-parser.html

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#json #learn #parser

Bypassing Telekom FON hotspot authentication

Germany’s biggest ISP, Telekom, offers a hotspot service where customers can use other customer's internet if they enable the feature on their Telekom router or they pay a monthly fee. All traffic? No...

https://zyantific.com/2017/02/17/bypassing-telekom-fon-hotspot-authentication.html

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#security #bugbounty

Reset password code bruteforce in Facebook, full account takeover

If you tried to enter a code multiple times, it would stop you at around 10 times. But, what if you tried to do that on the beta version?

https://www.appsecure.security/blog/facebook-account-takeover

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#security #bugbounty #facebook

Chrome is Safari on iOS

There is no browser choice on iOS. It’s all Safari. You can download apps that are named Chrome or Firefox, or anything else, but they are just Safari...

https://css-tricks.com/ios-browser-choice/

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#browser #ios

DeFi bug accidentally gives $90 million to users, founder begs them to return them

About $90 million has mistakenly gone out to users of Compound, a popular decentralized-finance staking protocol, and the founder is begging users to voluntarily return the tokens...

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/01/defi-protocol-compound-mistakenly-gives-away-millions-to-users.html

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#crypto #security #finance

Let's Encrypt old root certificate DST Root CA X3 expired

For the most people, nothing will change. But for old devices, there could be security warnings popping up.
List of broken platforms (Including the iPhone 4S)

https://letsencrypt.org/docs/dst-root-ca-x3-expiration-september-2021/

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#misc #ssl #security

Vulnerability in Bumble dating app reveals any user's exact location

Have you ever heard of trilateration? Well, it's patched, but not as throughly as you might think...

https://robertheaton.com/bumble-vulnerability/

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#security #bugbounty