IDE vs. Editor
Are you using an IDE, or an editor? Are you a “hardcore” programmer, or you are one of those sissy modern developers that use IDEs? Have you personalized your emacsContinue reading
Verifying Secure Password Storage Externally
Many websites (including big ones like Adobe, Yahoo, LinkedIn, Gawker, etc.) store user passwords insecurely. Either in plain text, or encrypted (reversible), or using a broken or brute-forceable hash function.Continue reading
Ideas Aren’t Worthless
It’s common knowledge that “ideas are worthless”. An idea will bring you nowhere – you need implementation, focus, a good team, the right environment, luck, etc. And I won’t argueContinue reading
I Don’t Like Scala
Yes, it is my opinion, and yes, it might seem like a hate-post. But I’ll try to address the issues I have with Scala and its surroundings. I have usedContinue reading
Why The Web Isn’t Semantic Yet
The semantic web. You’ve heard about it. What is it? Chances are, you don’t have a completely clear idea. But why isn’t the web “semantic” yet? First, it’s complex toContinue reading
I Use the main() Method
My development machine has Windows. I have used Ubuntu at some point, but it was a disaster, so I switched back. And there are always people asking me how IContinue reading
The Lazy Expert
Until two years ago I was reading tech articles every day, I was regularly watching presentations, I was contributing significantly to stackoverflow. Then I gradually reduced my “efforts” of thisContinue reading
A Serious Flaw of PaaS
PaaS (Platfrom as a Service) is a marketing term for a sandboxed environment where applications can be deployed. The sandbox usually includes a lot of 3rd party software, which canContinue reading
KISS My YAGNI
We are all familiar with the KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) and YAGNI (You Ain’t Gonna Need It) principles. And yet, overly complicated software is everywhere. Let’s use an applicationContinue reading
Two Types of Deployment for Subsystems
During development you sometimes have a part of the system that is rarely changed, requires a lot of resources, has a lot of prerequisites to run, and/or takes a lotContinue reading