Every so often I post a tweet on Twitter asking for people's arsenal of different tools whether for security, coding or whatever. I decided to repost my list of favorite offensive security tools and asked others they liked to use:… Continue Reading →

I mentioned in my first article that I was starting on a journey to better understand the security landscape and learn how security techniques and tools are used to protect systems. Soon after I published, I went off to look… Continue Reading →

A number of people have asked me about my recent uptick in tweets relating to information security. Some even asked me if I had left web development. I honestly didn't think anyone had noticed but looking back I can clearly… Continue Reading →

Since I've switched back to Windows 10 as my primary OS for web development, I've need to think about how to effectively work with developers on *nix-based system. One thing that hit me recently is the differences in line feeds… Continue Reading →

I've been thinking a lot about the topic of "JavaScript Fatigue" and have had a number of exchanges with other developers about their opinions and, most importantly, their concerns. The post, How it feels to learn JavaScript in 2016, by… Continue Reading →

I'm learning to develop apps using Node.js and Express. My text of choice at the moment is Ethan Brown's excellent book Web Development with Node & Express. It's really been a great reference and Ethan has been so responsive to… Continue Reading →

NOTE: This is about extensions you use for web development, not typical ones like LastPass, Adblock or Ghostery. As the developer tools inside browsers have matured and become feature-rich, the reliance on 3rd party extensions to fill the gaps has… Continue Reading →

I've switched from Sublime to Microsoft's new Visual Studio Code editor. Yeah, yeah you're probably saying, "you work for Microsoft so you have to". I actually don't and Sublime was my primary editor until the November release of VS Code… Continue Reading →

I'm tinkering with Node.js and using the awesome tool nvm to manage versions. One thing I struggled with briefly was upgrading to the latest version of Node using nvm. When I did that, all of my npm packages were gone… Continue Reading →

There's been a lot of press lately about the Windows 10 upgrade notification appearing for users of Windows 7, 8 & 8.1. Since it just appeared for me on my Win 8.1 VM, I wanted to post here so you… Continue Reading →

I recently gave a talk at the Microsoft Edge Web Summit on how to best test Internet Explorer and the new Microsoft Edge web browsers on OS X & Linux. Virtualization is still a key part of the testing strategy… Continue Reading →

Developer relations is an integral part of many software companies who hope to win the hearts and minds of developers. You may refer to it as developer evangelism or community outreach but ultimately, it's a motion dedicated to ensuring that:… Continue Reading →

Back in November, I wrote about RemoteIE which is a tool we created to allow developers on non-Windows OSes to test Internet Explorer 11. It uses Microsoft's RemoteApp virtualization software to create a virtualized IE11 without the need to install… Continue Reading →

I recently read David Walsh's excellent post, "I'm an Impostor", and it certainly hit home. I even DM'd him on Twitter to thank him for making me feel less alone: "Thank you for writing that post. I can relate so… Continue Reading →

Today, the Internet Explorer team is launching a new tool to make it easier to test sites in IE regardless of which platform you're on; seriously! Don't believe me? Here are some Vines to show you it in action: Mac… Continue Reading →

Total lazy web question. If I were setting up a Linux machine for web development, specifically to learn and code with Ruby on Rails, should I go with Linux Mint or Ubuntu Desktop (or some other distro)? And why the… Continue Reading →