InExceptions ThrownbyAthena·Sep 1The Spam Email That Made No Sense (Until I Remembered My Old Job)I got an email at 12:47 in the morning from something called NAEWTRER1077099NERTYTRY, sent through my own genealogy site’s mail address…
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Ahmed Galal·Jul 21When Throwing Away Legacy Code Is Better Than Refactoring ItThe standard advice for legacy code is simple: introduce unit tests, then refactor. In one project, we didn’t do that and it was the right…
InTech and Me, Loving It or Hating ItbyFLACKO·Jun 17Nobody Likes Filling Out Forms. Here’s How to Make Yours Hateable in Fewer Ways.Part six of a series on building software people don’t quietly hate. We’ve covered what your app says while it’s thinking and what it says…
Victorgeronimod·May 14Honeypot Protection: The Simplest Way to Stop Spam Bots From Your FormsIf you’ve ever launched a website with a contact form, booking form, or newsletter signup, you’ve probably encountered spam submissions…
