programming - Grant Winney

Oct 17, 2019

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Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the topmost of them all?

Some devs ask how they can make sure their program is the "most" whatever. The first spot in the notification tray, the first service to run, the topmost of the topmost. They want to make sure that their app is first and foremost before all others... talk about tunnel vision....

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Oct 03, 2019

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What's a package manager?

If you've heard the term package manager, especially with GitHub announcing their own, you might be wondering what exactly it is. Well, it's a way to find, reuse, and share code, among other things....

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Aug 23, 2019

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Compromised accounts, back doors, and automatically updating dependencies

Once again the dev community is reminded that although we sometimes imagine we're building one well-founded layer upon another, reality can be a bit more... sand castle at high tide. Basket of eggs. House of cards....

c++resources programming

Aug 16, 2019

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A Short List of C++ Learning Resources

Looks like I'll be delving into some C++ at work over the next couple months, something I have little experience in. Whenever I'm learning something new, I like to find a pile of good resources to dig into. After doing a little research for an evening, here's what I've got so far!...

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Aug 15, 2019

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A sample C# app for generating and verifying TOTP 2FA codes

A few days ago I wrote about how to create a TOTP 2FA code for your app, and I mentioned at the end of it that I'd like to work out an implementation in C#. Here it is... grab the WPF app from GitHub....

Aug 12, 2019

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How to create a TOTP 2FA code for your app

I've been using 2FA on every site that supports it for quite some time, but I've never given much thought to how a 2FA code is created. I enable it, scan the QR code, and print the backup codes. The rest is magic. 🧙‍♂️ But no more! Today is the day we figure out how to generate a 2FA code......

Aug 07, 2019

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A Pull Request / Code Review Checklist in Trello

I don't always do a great job reviewing PRs. Sometimes I just glance at the code; other times I run a piece of code I'm curious about. Once in awhile, I'll setup an environment to make sure functions function and tests pass. It's easy to let things slip, but no more... now I have a list! 😜...

Apr 10, 2019

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8 Tools Every Developer Should Know and Use

You learn a lot doing a decade of anything... techniques, approaches, tools. If someone asked you what the top 10 tools were in your field, what would you tell them? Here's my top 10 list for software development....

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Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the topmost of them all?

What's a package manager?

Compromised accounts, back doors, and automatically updating dependencies

A Short List of C++ Learning Resources

A sample C# app for generating and verifying TOTP 2FA codes

How to create a TOTP 2FA code for your app

A Pull Request / Code Review Checklist in Trello

8 Tools Every Developer Should Know and Use