I’m a software engineer.

I like to write code, and solve problems. I also like to teach people how to do the same thing. If you want me as your teacher, please contact me at jonathan@jonathanslenders https://t.co/vEbujtnKiR ...

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I have a problem with the way that we are currently handling the issue of “how do I know if my code is correct?” I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and it’s something that has come up in various conversations.

It's not an easy thing to talk about because it touches on some very fundamental issues around how we write software. But I think it's worth talking about, so here goes: How do you know your code wor ...

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APIs are like telephones: they have been around for quite a while, yet they have changed tremendously in recent years.

And if you take the same approach to managing and securing them today as you did a decade or two ago, you are likely to end up with a lot of problems. To prove the point, here’s a brief walk through ...

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I’m an idiot.

I have been using a newish feature of the Windows 10 operating system called “Windows Subsystem for Linux” (WSL) to run my development environment on my laptop. I was doing this because it is faster ...

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API security is now its own category, and Gartner just created the category.

What’s Next? The API Security Tipping Point has arrived – it’s time to start investing in this essential layer of protection for your organization’s APIs https://t.co/hwzzWRFo4u ...

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Testing is a critical component of the software development lifecycle.

It should be applied to every application and not just at the end. Security testing needs to be done throughout the SDLC as well, and it must include both functional and security testing https://t.co/ ...

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API security is now its own category, and Gartner just created the category.

The API Security Tipping Point Has Arrived Gartner’s decision to create a new reference architecture for PaaS security that includes API protection as one of three pillars signals a major shift in h ...

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The “C” in the name is for “Compact”, not “Constant”.

The C stands for Compact. It's a compact, convenient way to store data. It was invented by Donald Knuth and popularized by his book on algorithms (which I highly recommend). He has an entire section ...

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