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The OAuth Identity Crisis
Security Webdev Programming Frontend
14 days ago 140.4K views 1 shares
The OAuth Identity Crisis
OAuth has really gone off the rails lately. Started with "Login with Google" and now we've got "Login with a Potato" and "Login with your mom." Next sprint we'll probably implement "Login with your existential dread" and "Login with that weird dream you had in 2013." Security experts are frantically writing papers on the cryptographic properties of beef caldereta while developers just keep adding more buttons because the product manager said so.

Hackathon Rules: Buzzword Bingo Edition
Gamedev Webdev Programming
4 months ago 226.8K views 0 shares
Hackathon Rules: Buzzword Bingo Edition
That special moment when your hackathon teammate suggests combining two buzzwords that have absolutely no business being together. Yes, let's take a game about mining blocks and put it on... wait for it... a blockchain. Because clearly what Minecraft needs is slower performance and a carbon footprint the size of Texas. Next suggestion: NFT pickaxes that cost more than my student loans.

Is-Thirteen: The NPM Package We Deserve
Javascript Webdev Programming Frontend
5 months ago 161.2K views 0 shares
Is-Thirteen: The NPM Package We Deserve
The modern JavaScript ecosystem in its full glory! Someone actually created an entire npm package that does nothing but check if a number equals 13. That's it. That's the whole package. The reaction face says it all - that perfect mix of disappointment and existential dread when you realize people are installing a dependency with its own dependencies just to replace x === 13 . And the best part? This isn't even a joke. There are thousands of these micro-packages clogging up the JavaScript ecosystem. Next week: "left-pad-but-only-on-tuesdays" with 3 million weekly downloads.