Runtime Arguments
Conversations about technology between two friends who disagree on plenty, and agree on plenty more.
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- Functional programing isn't academic. It isn't overwhelming. It isn't impossible to use. It isn't inapplicable to ordinary problems like the ones you're solving right now.
- You can use functional techniques in almost any modern programming language. In fact, you probably already are.
- Main pillars of FP:
- Pure functions (no side-effects)
- Functions are first-class ob...
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- If you have a compute intensive part of your web application, it may make sense to implement that bit of code in a compiled language like C, C++ or Rust and then compile them to WASM so they can be executed in the browser.
- Security and Portability. WASM code is secure as it utilizes the browsers' sandbox and portable as all browsers are supporting the W3C Standard WASM.
- You ar...
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- Crypto is not really anonymous
- Crypto is both regulated and taxed (at least here in the US)
- Legal uses of crypto outweigh illegal uses. This stuff is legitimate. There are dangers, but crypto is something you might legitimately possess
- There are scammers everywhere. Protecting the private key in your wallet is vital to keeping your money: don’t lose it, don’t let it be stolen, don’t give i...
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Have you thought about moving your computing into the Cloud?
This episode takes a look at a real-world adventure that Jim went through when moving his computing infrastructure from purchased servers in a rented rack in a datacenter to a VM Running in a cloud service provider using Docker, Linux, managed PostgreSQL. He covers the steps he took to get there, how it's going, the good stuff and the challenges in making i...
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There are many scams, some to get your password(s), some just for money. Here's a sample list: https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/the-latest-scams-you-need-to-aware-of/
Lists of login methods:
- https://testdriven.io/blog/web-authentication-methods/
- https://www.logintc.com/types-of-authentication/
Who implements Passkeys?
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