Programming Leftovers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 06, 2024

• Hanno Boeck ☛ How to create a Secure, Random Password with JavaScript

  I recently needed to create a random password in a piece of JavaScript code. It was surprisingly difficult to find instructions and good examples of how to do that. Almost every result that Google, StackOverflow, or, for that matter, ChatGPT, turned up was flawed in one way or another.

• Daniel Stenberg ☛ Funding Dan to improve curl tests

  A few weeks ago I mentioned how we fund Stefan’s work on improving HTTP(/3) in curl. Now, in similar spirit we are funding Dan Fandrich to work on further improving test infrastructure.

• Medevel ☛ 10 Top Open-source Free Tailwind Templates and Starters For Reactjs, Next.js, Vue and Astro to Create Stunning Landing Pages

  If you're looking for free Tailwind templates for landing pages, you're in luck! There are many open-source options available that can help you create stunning and responsive landing pages.

• Exploring CloudFormation Git Sync!

  In November 2023, Amazon unveiled the latest CloudFormation Git Sync feature. Join us as we delve into this innovative addition, unraveling its workings and assessing its implications on Continuous Deployment (CD) patterns within the realm of Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Google ☛ Chromium Issue Tracker migration is complete

• Perl / Raku

  • Rakulang ☛ Rakudo Weekly 2024.06 Cropportunity

    The Edument Team has announced it will transfer the project leadership of Cro to the Raku Community (/r/rakulang comments): … we’ve found ourselves unable to invest much time in Cro. When Edument employees were by far the dominant Cro contributors, it made sense for us to carry the overall project leadership.

• PHP

  • Remi Collet ☛ Remi Collet: PHPUnit 11

    RPM of PHPUnit version 11 are available in remi repository for Fedora ≥ 38 and for Enterprise Linux (CentOS, RHEL, Alma, Rocky...). [...]

• Rust

  • Security Week ☛ Google Contributes $1 Million to Rust, Says It Prevented Hundreds of Android Vulnerabilities

    Google announces $1 million investment in improving Rust’s interoperability with legacy C++ codebases.

  • Silicon Angle ☛ Google donates $1M to Rust Foundation for C++/Rust interoperability efforts

    The Rust Foundation, which supports the development of the popular open-source Rust programming language, today shared that Surveillance Giant Google LLC had made a $1 million contribution specifically earmarked for a C++/Rust interoperability effort known as the “Interop Initiative.”