The Real Cost of Software Development
When budgeting for software development, people often look at the headline cost of the initial development. In practice, the real cost is usually much more. However, by following a few common sense guidelines you can reduce the over-spend. Here are a few tips… Re-work In many projects I have worked on there has been, what…
10 Android Development Fragmentation Coping Strategies
When developing for Android, the large number of different possible devices can seem daunting. There’s a large number of manufacturers each with a long history of devices. This covers many versions of Android with manufacturer amendments on top of these versions. The problem is so bad that some app developers have been forced to discontinue apps.…
Your Password Hashing Algorithm Is Bad And You Should Feel Bad
No Where md5() = sha1(), base64_encode(), etc. This type of password hashing is still widespread and susceptible to rainbow table attacks. Yes (Source) Uses bcrypt, this particular implementation auto-magically hardens itself over time. How to use You are responsible for new \Pdo(), $condition, maybe asking the user to make their ‘password’ not suck. Read the snippet and reason about it. Don’t just copy/paste, it won’t work. Keep on…
Git Squash at the Command Line with a Bash Script
Useful if the commits on your branch are sloppy, and you want to clean them up, and you don’t mind that your new commits will be file based instead of time based. What does that mean exactly? Let’s say you worked two days on 3 files. (One of the files was a class, another a config, and the…
PHP and Go, Together at Last!
This blog post is about Spiral Framework and Roadrunner Server. I’ll briefly talk about what they are, then show how to compile a custom Roadrunner server, start developing with Spiral, using Docker. Explain Like I’m 5 PHP Developers Roadrunner works by creating a HTTP server with Golang’s excellent net/http package, and using Goridge as a bridge to pass PSR7 Request and Responses between…
Crapware At Every Turn
On Windows 11, to import and view MOV files I need to install QuickTime from Apple. Regrettably, the QuickTime installer doesn’t work on Windows 11. One “recommended workaround” is to install the K-Lite Codec pack. When I tried to install it I was prompted by this crap: This is the primary reason why the Windows software ecosystem sucks. Searching…
Machine Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Keep your eyes off the fabulous hat because this talk is great.
Using MySQL Deadlocks To Avoid Overselling
When developing an e-commerce application, you generally want to avoid overselling. First attempt, creating deadlocks MySQL has 4 transaction isolation levels: SERIALIZABLE, REPEATABLE READ, READ UNCOMMITTED, READ COMMITTED. In the following proof of concept, where we have 50 of the same product in stock, and we run seige to represent concurrent customers buying the same…
What is Not a Startup?
“A startup is an organization formed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model.” -Steve Blank If we agree with that definition then: Cut & paste from Intro to Lean Startup (https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/intro-to-lean-aplp-ss/41009271)
Switchers Guide To Windows 10 (For Web Developers)
Bash Here are two (of many) options: Install Git for Windows. Git for Windows provides a BASH emulator. Install “Bash On Ubuntu on Windows” Apt / Homebrew Checkout Chocolatey or Scoop. ALT + ` Install EasySwitch. Privacy Install Shut Up 10. Check out BleachBit. Minimum Viable Toolset Start Menu Shortcuts go in: Where is the…
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