Security and stuff...
Every so often I post a tweet on Twitter asking for people s arsenal of different tools whether for security, coding or whatever. I decided to repost my list of favorite offensive security tools and asked others they liked to use: Continue Reading
I mentioned in my first article that I was starting on a journey to better understand the security landscape and learn how security techniques and tools are used to protect systems. Soon after I published, I went off to look Continue Reading
A number of people have asked me about my recent uptick in tweets relating to information security. Some even asked me if I had left web development. I honestly didn t think anyone had noticed but looking back I can clearly Continue Reading
Since I ve switched back to Windows 10 as my primary OS for web development, I ve need to think about how to effectively work with developers on *nix-based system. One thing that hit me recently is the differences in line feeds Continue Reading
I ve been thinking a lot about the topic of JavaScript Fatigue and have had a number of exchanges with other developers about their opinions and, most importantly, their concerns. The post, How it feels to learn JavaScript in 2016, by Continue Reading
I m learning to develop apps using Node.js and Express. My text of choice at the moment is Ethan Brown s excellent book Web Development with Node Express. It s really been a great reference and Ethan has been so responsive to Continue Reading
NOTE: This is about extensions you use for web development, not typical ones like LastPass, Adblock or Ghostery. As the developer tools inside browsers have matured and become feature-rich, the reliance on 3rd party extensions to fill the gaps has Continue Reading
I ve switched from Sublime to Microsoft s new Visual Studio Code editor. Yeah, yeah you re probably saying, you work for Microsoft so you have to . I actually don t and Sublime was my primary editor until the November release of VS Code Continue Reading
I m tinkering with Node.js and using the awesome tool nvm to manage versions. One thing I struggled with briefly was upgrading to the latest version of Node using nvm. When I did that, all of my npm packages were gone Continue Reading
There s been a lot of press lately about the Windows 10 upgrade notification appearing for users of Windows 7, 8 8.1. Since it just appeared for me on my Win 8.1 VM, I wanted to post here so you Continue Reading