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Do we really need comments sections?

Do we really need comments sections?

Today’s software is terrible at fostering anything like real-world dialogue. How long can society tolerate this status quo?
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John Karahalis
The Ten Commandments of Computer Security for Mere Mortals

The Ten Commandments of Computer Security for Mere Mortals

Ten common-sense guidelines that anyone can follow to avoid identity theft… or worse.
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Governor Parson, apologize to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which responsibly disclosed data leak

Governor Parson, apologize to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which responsibly disclosed data leak

Last week, I read the bizarre story of Governor Mike Parson of Missouri vowing to prosecute local journalists who notified his office of a…
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Leaving Mozilla

Leaving Mozilla

At 15, I decided to one day work for Mozilla. Now, after 8 years at the company, I have been laid off. This is my story.
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John Karahalis

Gradually Reduce the Number of Eslint Problems in Your Codebase

How can one improve the quality of an existing JavaScript codebase when there is already a backlog of ESLint warnings and errors?
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When a README accidentally becomes a manifesto

I recently started work on a project I’m calling Ensemble. Ensemble will be a minimalist data-sharing platform. It will allow data…
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John Karahalis

Less is more

When writing software, we should approach our own ideas with skepticism. We have more ideas than users have needs.
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