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code-for-a-living December 21, 2020

How digital identity protects your software

Digital identity is the online representation of a person, organization, or a machine, and it is what gives us access to the data we use daily. Here’s a brief overview of identity, why it's vital to information security, and why you should know more about it.

Michael Chan

community December 18, 2020

The Loop: A community health indicator

As the number of users grows and we improve our site engine, the social aspect of the network becomes more complicated. With all this social complexity, the CM team must daily answer one simple question: Is the community healthy?

Nicolas Chabanovskii Community Manager

community December 15, 2020

Hat season is on its way! Join us for Winter Bash 2020

2020 was not an easy year for anyone in the world. As we do with someone who has overstayed their welcome at a party, let's signal that it's time for 2020 to leave... by wearing hats!

Nicolas Chabanovskii Community Manager

code-for-a-living December 14, 2020

Security considerations for OTA software updates for IoT gateway devices

In order to respond to threats, device designers must remotely update, which if implemented poorly, can provide another vector for attacks. In this post, dig into specifics related specifically to the over-the-air (OTA) software update framework in an enterprise setting.

Drew Moseley

code-for-a-living December 10, 2020

The semantic future of the web

Much of the data currently exchanging hands can be viewed as human-centric. We are not the only consumers of the web though, and someday that data may be made easier to read by those non-human consumers.

James Turner

code-for-a-living December 7, 2020

Can developer productivity be measured?

Defining and measuring programmer productivity is one of the most difficult parts of an engineering manager or CTO’s job description. When everything you do is intangible, how should you measure it? Can it be measured at all?

Isaac Lyman

code-for-a-living December 3, 2020

Tips to stay focused and finish your hobby project

The biggest roadblocks to finishing your hobby project aren't coding-related. They're mental.

Tomi Mester