2 posts tagged with "Best Practices"

Last week, a junior developer at my company asked me which operating system they should use for web development. This seemingly simple question led to a thoughtful discussion about the strengths and weaknesses of different operating systems for software development. As developers, our choice of OS significantly impacts our productivity, workflow, and even the types of projects we can efficiently work on.

In this post, I'll compare the major operating systems from a developer's perspective. Having worked extensively with Windows, macOS, and various Linux distributions throughout my career, I'll share insights on when each excels and where they fall short.

Last month, a client called me in a panic. Their e-commerce site had been breached, with customer data exposed and their reputation in tatters. As I worked through the forensics, the cause was depressingly familiar: a combination of unpatched dependencies, improper access controls, and insufficient encryption practices.

What made this particularly frustrating was how preventable it had been. The vulnerability exploited had been documented months earlier, but in the rush to ship features, security updates had been neglected.

This incident reminded me why I'm passionate about integrating security into the development lifecycle. In this post, I'll share concrete, practical security practices for modern web applications based on real-world experiences and lessons – sometimes learned the hard way.