Deleting vs Replacing Names
This post looks at whether you should delete names or replace names when deidentifying personal data. With structured data, generating synthetic names does not increase or decrease privacy. But with unstructured data, replacing real names with randomly generated names increases privacy protection. Structured data If you want to deidentify structured
Read more“My job is going to change in a dramatic way”: Exploring the future of the internet with Cloudflare
In this episode of Leaders of Code, Jody Bailey, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Stack Overflow, sits down with Dane Knecht, the newly appointed Chief Technology Officer at Cloudflare.
Read moreAngular Signals: A New Mental Model for Reactivity, Not Just a New API
Discover how Angular Signals revolutionize data flow with reactive variables, not streams. Learn production gotchas, when to choose Signals over RxJS, and real-world patterns Continue reading Angular Signals: A New Mental Model for Reactivity, Not Just a New API on SitePoint.
Read moreLearn like a lurker: Gen Z’s digital-first lifestyle and the future of knowledge
As a generation characterized as "digital natives," the way Gen Z interacts with and consumes knowledge is rooted in their desire for instant gratification and personalization. How will this affect the future of knowledge management and the technologies of tomorrow?
Read moreTypesetting Sha and Bitcoin
I went down a rabbit hole this week using two symbols in LaTeX. The first was the Russian letter Sha (Ш, U+0248), and the second was the currency symbol for Bitcoin (₿, U+20BF). Sha I thought there would be a LaTeX package that would include Ш as a symbol rather
Read moreSmarter teams, brighter insights: Stack Overflow for Teams Business summer bundle
Read on to see the latest features coming to Stack Overflow for Teams Business users!
Read moreAfter 30 years, Java is still brewing up new features
It’s Java’s 30th anniversary! Ryan welcomes back Georges Saab, Senior VP of Development for the Java Platform Group and Chair of the OpenJDK Governing Board, to reflect on Java’s changes over the last five years.
Read moreBest Semrush Alternatives (2025 Edition)
Overview the top-tier Semrush competitors and learn how each platform can revamp your business with its tools, features, and unique offerings Continue reading Best Semrush Alternatives (2025 Edition) on SitePoint.
Read moreDevSkiller alternatives to power better technical assessments
Hiring technical talent today is a bit like debugging a complex line of code. The right tools make all the difference, but the wrong ones are bound to slow you down. Recent feedback shows that DevSkiller isn’t always the best fit for technical hiring teams when it comes to candidate
Read moreChris’ Corner: Liquid Ass
First a quick heads up about… me. I have a weird itch to do “streaming”, so I’m letting myself just be a hardcore beginner and giving it a shot. The plan is just hang out with whoever shows up and make stuff and talk about front end web development and
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