For years we’ve hyped the dangers of insecure software, but the hype is real and the stakes have never been higher. How many times have your heard that? …

Human hacking — commonly referred to as ‘social engineering’ — predates computers. How can you avoid being manipulated into disclosing information that should be kept close to the vest? — Whenever we hear of a cybersecurity incident, the first thing that many people picture is a dark-hooded hacker sitting behind a computer who has used their super l33t skills to penetrate the network of a company and take all the company’s data.

I mentioned in my first article that I was starting on a journey to better understand the security landscape and learn how security techniques and tools are used to protect systems. Soon after I published, I went off to look for a good training course that: Provided a clear path…

A number of people have asked me about my recent uptick in tweets relating to information security. Some even asked me if I had left web development. …

Since I’ve switched back to Windows 10 as my primary OS for web development, I’ve need to think about how to effectively work with developers on *nix-based system. One thing that hit me recently is the differences in line feeds in source files. Windows will add a carriage return +…

I’ve been thinking a lot about the topic of “JavaScript Fatigue” and have had a number of exchanges with other developers about their opinions and, most importantly, their concerns. The post, How it feels to learn JavaScript in 2016, by Jose Aguinaga kicked off quite a bit of debate of…

I’m learning to develop apps using Node.js and Express. My text of choice at the moment is Ethan Brown’s excellent book Web Development with Node & Express. It’s really been a great reference and Ethan has been so responsive to my questions. …

Updated: 10/7/2016 I wanted to offer up what I felt were good books/resources to carry you through learning JavaScript. Note that some resources will overlap between levels. That should be expected as some books cover a wide breadth of language features. Also, I am NOT covering blogs in this post…

I use jQuery…a lot. It just makes JavaScript development much easier for me. Every so often, I may come across a site where I want to poke around and see what’s going on under the hood. In many cases, jQuery is being used so it’s simple to spark up Firebug…