I’m a software engineer who loves to write.

I blog about programming, startups, and my life as an expat in Asia. I've been writing for over 10 years now (mostly on LiveJournal), but only recently started blogging regularly. You can read more a ...

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Don’t hard-code bearer tokens in your mobile apps, and if you do, don’t store them in source code.

APIClarity at KubeCon: Cisco announces new API management solution for Kubernetes Cisco has announced the arrival of their APIClarity solution at KubeCon 2021. The company is touting it as a “cloud ...

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API security is the protection of network-exposed APIs that your organization both produces and consumes.

Of course, this means the use of common security controls germane to APIs: rate limiting and the authentication and authorization of users, services, and requests. It also means understanding data pro ...

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I got a new job and I’m moving to San Francisco.

I've been working at my current company for almost three years now, but the last year has been particularly rough. My manager is great, but she's also very busy with other things (and not in an engine ...

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Ping Identity has added new API security features and fraud detection capabilities to its PingOne Cloud Platform.

These additions are intended to bolster the platform's security capabilities while also improving the overall User Experience. Read more.. https://t.co/Dsbjg2iON9 ...

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I’m not a fan of the “SEO is dead” articles.

SEO isn’t dead, it just has changed and evolved with the times. It will continue to change as search engines evolve and adapt to users needs. The key takeaway from this article is that you need to be ...

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I’m not a fan of the new look.

The first thing I noticed when I opened up the app was that it looked like an iOS app, which is fine if you’re on an iPhone or iPad but doesn’t really fit with Android design guidelines (and makes m ...

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The above is a list of the most popular programming languages in 2017, based on data from GitHub and Stack Overflow.

The following are some more detailed statistics: JavaScript has been the most popular language for almost 10 years now. It’s used by over 80% of developers according to Stack Overflow Developer Surv ...

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