How To Implement Input Validation For REST resources

How To Implement Input Validation For REST resources The SaaS platform I’m working on has a RESTful interface that accepts XML…

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Securing HTTP-based APIs With Signatures

I work at EMC on a platform on top of which SaaS solutions can be built. This platform has a…

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How To Remove Friction From Your Version Control Experience

Last week, I spend several days fixing a bug that only surfaced in a distributed environment.I felt pressure to fix…

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How To Secure an Organization That Is Under Constant Attack

There have been many recent security incidents at well-respected organizations like the Federal Reserve, the US Energy Department, the New…

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How Friction Slows Us Down in Software Development

I once joined a project where running the “unit” tests took three and a half hours. As you may have…

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The Lazy Developer’s Way to an Up-To-Date Libraries List

Last time I shared some tips on how to use libraries well. I now want to delve deeper into one…

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Towards a Theory of Test-Driven Development

This post examines how well we really understand the practice of Test-Driven Development (TDD).            …

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Seven Tips For Using Third-Party Libraries

There are many good reasons to use code written by others in your application. This post describes some best practices…

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TDD and the Transformation Priority Premise

Last time, we looked at the Red/Green/Refactor phases of Test-Driven Development (TDD). This time we’ll take a detailed look at…

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