I used to ask interviewees, “What’s your favorite programming language?” The answer was nearly always, “I just choose the right language for the job.” Duh. Does anyone ever deliberately pick the wrong language? This was clearly a way to avoid actually nam... (more…)

A few days ago I learned about pz. A Python that exposes a few simple one-letter shorthands for line-based editing of pipes at the command-line. I immediately thought there could be potential. (more…)

Open source RMIScout performs wordlist and brute-force attacks against exposed Java RMI interfaces to safely guess method signatures without invocation. (more…)

Popularity of Python is growing rapidly day by day as compared to Java with respect to number of jobs and number of developers. Below are… (more…)

How to access a distributed ledger technology blockchain from a Java application using web3j. The Ethereum blockchain is a decentralized platform that is the backbone of a secure, decentralized internet and is driven by the eponymous cryptocurrency Ether.... (more…)