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Developers want to write code by hand
The article "Why do developers continue to write code by hand?" was poorly received by the audience. It received only negative comments across all platforms. Everyone was convinced that all code should be written by hand, every single line of code.I'm sur
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Why do developers continue to write code by hand?
Imagine you need to write a long piece of text that requires you to think things through, gather information, and analyze it. Then you have to write the text itself, proofread it, correct any errors, and refine the wording. Let's say you spend 10 hours on
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Balance in life
The hardest thing is to achieve a balanced life. One where you have family, friends, work, hobbies, beer on the weekends, and trips abroad.Creative people tend to lean heavily toward their creative pursuits and devote all their time to them. Career-driven
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Vibecoders and vibehackers
1. An inexperienced vibecoder might create an app where all user passwords are stored in plain text.2. An inexperienced user might use the same password across all services and not use two-factor authentication.3. An inexperienced hacker uses AI to find a
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What does GitHub's security team even do?
Right now, there are thousands of repositories on GitHub distributing malware. Any of you can find these repositories, and you don't need any special knowledge to do so. All you have to do is use the standard search function on the GitHub website.These re
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I found 10k GitHub repositories distributing Trojan malware Hacker News
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Problems with hourly and project-based pay
Imagine you're working on an hourly basis. How would you answer these questions?An idea popped into your head that could improve the company's financial situation. It came out of nowhere - you weren't even thinking about it; you were just going about your
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How old are you?
At first, you get used to a single number, confidently give your answer, and then realize you've already gotten it wrong by a year. The years fly by so quickly that it's sometimes hard to remember. You have to calculate the difference between the current
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I discovered a large-scale malware distribution campaign on GitHub
This is the story of how I found 10,000 repositories on GitHub that distribute Trojan malware. They are all from different contributors, have different names, and are not forks of other repositories. But they share a common pattern, which is what allowed
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More bad advice from AI
If you ask AI whether you should post the full text of an article on platforms like Medium or Reddit, it will almost always say you should post a preview of 1-2 paragraphs, a hook, and include a link to your website with the full version of the article at
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