Guessing Crypto Keys, Expert JavaScript Tricks, & More…

by Pat Schaber

The dev digest is back again this week with all the best articles, stories, and videos on software development. Stay on top of the news, latest trends in development, and leadership insights when you subscribe to the dev digest!

Top Stories

• 1 in 115 quattuorvigintillion: that’s the likelihood of guessing the private key of an Ethereum wallet — but that hasn’t stopped one key stealer from amassing a fortune
• Check out what’s new in the latest release of VS Code, if that’s your editor of choice or you’re looking to make a switch

Dev Corner

• Expert JavaScript developers always have a few tricks up their sleeves. David Walsh shares his JavaScript tricks in this new post
• Start storing config variables, settings, and secrets with this video on Azure App Configuration
• Speaking of config, secrets management is a key part of DevOps — learn the best practices for secrets in your deployment pipeline
• Your computer and the internet are not a black box; you can explore how they work! In this post, Scott Hanselman breaks down how DNS works by playing with a server in .NET Core
• A tutorial on how to use the Decorator pattern in Java, along with an example
• Java has developed a reputation as an old-fashioned, behemoth of a language — but this article argues Java is not dying yet

Professional Advice

• Email has been at the core of modern work since the dawn of the internet, but experts are questioning email’s threat to business productivity and arguing companies should abolish or limit it
• Looking to improve yourself as a developer, start reading the great books on development! Simple Programmer has an awesome list to get you started

Tips from Intertech

• Mark Root wrote up what you need to know about WebAssembly, the project aiming to bring near-native performance in C/C++ and Rust to the browser

Have a Laugh

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Originally published at Intertech blog.