What You Probably Didn’t Know About Sudo
Sudo is not just a simple administrative tool for most Linux and BSD based systems, there is a lot more to it. This article explores some interesting sudo capabilities that you might not be aware of.
Issue #145 · January 13, 2020
What You Probably Didn’t Know About Sudo
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic”
Best 7 links of week #2, 2020
Articles
aceakash/string-similarity
A JavaScript library that allows you to find the degree of similarity between two strings. The algorithm is based on Dice's Coefficient, which is mostly better than Levenshtein distance.
Memory Leaks Demystified
Tracking down memory leaks in Node.js has been a recurring topic, and this article explores it in great detail.
Writing AWS Lambda Functions in Rust
This article is intended to serve as a guide on how to write serverless AWS Lambda Functions in the Rust programming language and how to deploy them onto Amazon Web Services.
Using easing for more than just CSS transitions
We can define easing curves for the transitions and animations on our websites to give them a more natural and subtle feel. But it’s not just animations that benefit from easing curves. Let's see a couple of examples...
Building a BitTorrent client from the ground up in Go
What is the complete path between visiting thepiratebay and sublimating an mp3 file from thin air? In this post, we'll implement enough of the BitTorrent protocol in Go and use it to download a Debian image.
Understanding filesystem takeover vulnerabilities in npm
On the 11th of December, 2019 a security vulnerability which extends to all major JavaScript package managers (npm, yarn and pnpm) was publicly disclosed. Learn how it works and what to do to keep yourself safe.
Book of the week
Fluent Python: Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming
by Luciano Ramalho
Python’s simplicity lets you become productive quickly, but this often means you aren’t using everything it has to offer. With this hands-on guide, you’ll learn how to write effective, idiomatic Python code by leveraging its best—and possibly most neglected—features.