programming - Grant Winney

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Oct 10, 2020

The transient nature of code

I just did one of the worst things a dev can do to another dev. I deleted his code! It was good code, covered by dozens of tests... but it wasn't needed anymore. The nature of our work is that it's a progression, and any individual code is transient by nature. Today's code is tomorrow's refactoring....

data presentation programming dev question

Jun 4, 2020

What's a word cloud and how can I make one?

You've most likely seen word clouds before, like in the sidebars of blogs, even if you didn't know what they were called. Learn how they're made.. and how you can make your own!...

css web design programming

Feb 13, 2020

How to make a dark theme for your blog that adjusts for your visitors

Every time I learn some new piece of CSS I'm amazed at how flexible and powerful it is. Like how easy it is to tailor your site for your visitor's "dark mode" preference!...

2fa totp authentication security programming

Aug 15, 2019

How to generate and verify TOTP 2FA codes (in C#)

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....

2fa totp authentication programming carousel

Aug 12, 2019

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......

github security 2fa carousel programming

May 21, 2019

Protecting your GitHub account and keeping your code secure

GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket just released a joint statement on a widespread ransomware attack that resulted in compromised accounts. That got me thinking, what can a person do to protect his or her code on GitHub? As it turns out, a lot......

programming productivity tools

Apr 10, 2019

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....

wiki github digitalocean programming

Oct 29, 2018

Hosting a GitHub wiki on Ubuntu (and keeping it in sync)

I've always been a fan of wikis, but GitHub's is so poorly designed it doesn't get much love. I once wrote about cloning a wiki locally and editing it using Gollum, but now I'm taking a look at hosting it externally on DigitalOcean, using Gollum and keeping it in sync with the repo hosted on GitHub....

DigitalOcean is a versatile, affordable cloud provider. You can serve up a blog (like this one!), deploy a wiki, try out ansible, or do something much bigger. They host the annual Hacktoberfest too.

Hyvor Talk

Hyvor Talk is a privacy-friendly, user-friendly commenting system. Compared to Disqus, my pages load faster, engagement has increased, and I don't have to worry about ads. The team is responsive and quick to communicate and fix issues. Try them out!