Is Pepper Useful for Hashing Secrets?
How is pepper useful, since it’s stored in plain text? It requires potential attacker to either get more information or work more. Learn more in this video.
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AI – Pop or Disrupt?
We have come to the conclusion that AI will either pop the bubble or disrupt full industries and the economy. We see that the agentic workflows are a disruptive force with the potential to automate a lot of existing business flows. Yet the progress is not visible to everyone while having the potential to be exponential, and therefore highly counter-intuitive.
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Tables as Universal Apps? – A Toy
Could tables be a universal UI and application engine? In this video, Alex introduces a small prototype of a table-based app
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5 Effective Ways To Switch Roles
A programmer recently asked me how he could switch to a cybersecurity role. The answer might surprise you.
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Trade offs examples
Every architectural decision is a trade-off. But trade-offs are not discussed enough and architects learn them empirically. So let’s look at some examples and discuss how to apply them. Links:
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Orchestration vs Choreography
What’s orchestration? What’s choreography? How do we choose between them? If you’ve ever asked these questions, this is the video for you.
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Rise of Conversational Learning?
Humans have always learned and solved problems through conversations. Yet, the education systems we have use a linear way to present their material. And software development has selected the silent problem solvers. With newer generations being more connected and the rise of AI assistants, will we go back to conversational learning and problem solving?
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React to AI Memes To End 2025 With Fun
Just reacting to memes about AI.
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5 Awesome Tools I Used In 2025
Alex talks about 5 useful tools he used in 2025:
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Supply Chain Attacks Explained
Following the Shai Hulud worm and its Shai Hului 2.0 follow up, supply chain attacks have gained visibility in the development space. But what are they? How can we prevent them? What can we do when we build embedded systems? Spoiler alert: audit, pin versions, identify packages based on cryptographic hashes, use SBOMs, scan for
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