Programmer Weekly (Issue 117 August 11 2022)

Programmer Weekly - Issue 117

August 11, 2022

Programmer Weekly

Welcome to issue 117 of Programmer Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

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Quote of the Week

 

"A good API is not just easy to use but also hard to misuse." - JBD

Reading List

In this not-so-short article we will try to go a full cycle from exploring the CPU, building an assembler, building the core of the Forth VM and finally building a reasonably useful Forth interpreter. 

Passwordless is a form of authentication that doesn't require users to provide passwords during login. That much you could glimpse from the name, but how does it work? What are its trade-offs? This post explains to you how passwordless can be implemented using modern technologies such as Web Authentication (WebAuthn), while at the same time providing better user experience and security than the traditional password-based approach.

Why a relentless focus on reducing developer friction pays off in team productivity, and some ways to do this.

Terraform is one of the most popular IaC tools available. Learn its benefits and how to use it.

Find out how your server can send hints to the browser about critical sub-resources.

How Airbnb securely manages permissions for our large team of employees, contractors, and call center staff.

Unlocking 16% Homefeed Engagement by Serving 100x Bigger Recommender Models.

Interesting Projects, Tools and Libraries

A passkey-first approach to authentication that takes you on the journey beyond passwords. For better security, conversion rates, and happier users.

Affine is the next-generation collaborative knowledge base for professionals.

Isolate vocals, drums, bass, and other instrumental stems from any song.

Build, test, send emails with React.

CLI to update multiple repositories in bulk.

This is Hacker News with one-sentence summaries automatically generated by GPT-3.

Combustion engine simulator that generates realistic audio.

Extract files from any kind of container formats.

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