TheZADevChat Podcast

A panel discussion with topics around the ZA software developer community // Regular panelists are @lenwnc, @kennethkalmer and @kmckelvin

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Just out! Episode 70 talking @BSidesCapeTown with @rewtd & @elasticninja. Follow @BSidesCapeTown for some last minute conference announcements! https://t.co/av0eIXxSLJ There are still tickets left, go get yours now!

[Lance Spitzner @lspitzner]

Someone was just asking me for the actual NIST link/resource/verbiage that killed 20 years of painful password complexity and expiration. Here it is again, buried in 300 pages. https://t.co/zkdyaTyYL1

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@GarethStep Urgh, renewed SoundCloud sub might be the cause of that 🤦‍♂️
Not seeing the same in Overcast, which app are you using?

[Nobi Hayashi 林信行 @nobi]

Why is the “Save” button on MS Excel represented by the picture of vending machine? (with purchased drink at the bottom)
— a question by young Japanese caught a buzz in Japan

[🔎Julia Evans🔍 @b0rk]

how I got better at debugging

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Rage Against the Codebase: Programmers and Negativity

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Rage Against the Codebase: Programmers and Negativity https://t.co/hD8bYY2Rb7

[Greg Young @gregyoung]

Eventual Consistency

[Rebecca Franks @riggaroo]

🚨 WHAT?? 😮 There is an official #IWD @WomenTechmakers event happening in Johannesburg this year on the 23 March🤩🤩 Register at this link if you want to attend 👇 (RT to tell your friend) https://t.co/uclcm0meQv
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Official Google Africa Blog: Announcing 10,000 Grow with Google Developer Scholarships with Pluralsight and Andela https://t.co/hPEvn3UzVq

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How to teach yourself hard things - Julia Evans https://t.co/urq7KIp3mt

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@corneil @kennethkalmer 👀

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The Cost Of JavaScript In 2018 – @addyosmani https://t.co/1fpfgg1siX

[Understanding Linux: The Kernel Perspective @unix_byte]

The hash-bang directive '#!' is actually processed by the kernel: when a file starts with 0x23, 0x21 (which is #!) the kernel will interpret what follows as the path to executable and attempt to run. The message from Dennis Ritchie that introduced '#!' in Research Unix, Jan 1980

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A one year PWA retrospective – Pinterest Engineering https://t.co/lvDHxZAx7v

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Compromised JavaScript Package Caught Stealing npm Credentials https://t.co/VLDXDf2o1C

[Nick Nikolov @nicknikolov]

Short computer history thread!
- Year: 1968
- Problem: Non-computer specialists at RAND needed to compute but did not know how to type yet
- Solution: A tablet, a stylus and an "iconic" programming environment (duh!)

[BSides Cape Town @BSidesCapeTown]

The #CFP is up and we are go for 2018. Consider this the call for sponsors: if you want to be involved reach out! https://t.co/btei1Iep2I

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Can (a == 1 && a == 2 && a == 3) equal true? https://t.co/iCFTeSZZwP

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UTC is Enough for Everyone, Right? https://t.co/5fajkl88Pi

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This year's @Entelect challenge includes a university challenge, a one day event where students can get involved in and teams stand a chance to win awesome gaming laptops and tickets to @ComicConAfrica to watch the finals