ChaosMuppet
Re:You know more Finnish than you think
on Thursday August 07, 2025 @02:44AM (#44821335)
Just to clarify the significance of the photo: the body of water in it is Neitokainen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neitokainen
It is a lake in Finland that has the shape of Finland.
Re:Ask HN: What trick of the trade took you too long to learn?
on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @06:19AM (#44796308)
I wholeheartedly agree! And would add:
3. Make sure your API test suite runs fast, runs locally and is easy to use. Effort put into the test suite and tooling pays dividends for a long time.
Re:Are You an Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You by David Graeber
on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @08:00AM (#40297011)
Rutger Bregman’s Humankind: A Hopeful History is also a good read for dispelling the common misconceptions regarding human behaviour.
Re:API Key Authentication Best Practices
on Thursday December 01, 2022 @03:03PM (#33821924)
With regards to secret scanning, a shout-out to the "secret-token" URI scheme https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8959
Also, in addition to showing the creation date of the API key, I find it super friendly if it is possible to name the API key (and/or add a note to it).