Why Is MySQL on 3306 and PostgreSQL on 5432? I Looked It Up
DatabaseWeb
Start MySQL and you get 3306; start PostgreSQL and you get 5432. I usually accept these numbers ...
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Looking into the HTTP QUERY Method
WebAPIBackend
The other day I came across the news that QUERY had been added as an HTTP method. My first react...
Notes on 429 Too Many Requests and RateLimit Headers
APIWebBackend
I mostly build internal applications. I've rarely had occasion to design and implement a public ...
The Difference Between Authentication and Authorization
Personal researchSecurityWeb
Whenever the conversation turns to web system design or security, two words are guaranteed to sh...
HTTP Is Stateless, So How Can a Login Session Persist?
Personal researchWebSecurity
Study web development for any length of time and you will run into the line "HTTP is a stateless...
Where Should You Store Session Data? Which Option Is Actually Right?
Personal researchSecurityWeb
Say a requirement arrives: "users should stay logged in even across devices." Where, then, do yo...
Investigating Subresource Integrity (SRI): Should You Really Add It to JavaScript from External CDNs?
SecurityWebFrontend
Browse enough code that loads JavaScript or CSS from an external CDN, and sooner or later you ru...