Why ORMs Are Not Always the Way To Go
Photo by Alain Bouchard on UnsplashFor many, using an Object Relational Mapper (ORM), like hibernate in Java, has become almost automatic. While ORMs are incredibly powerful and useful tools, their use should be carefully considered in certain contexts. In this article, we will look at the advantages and disadvantages of ORMs
Read MoreByteDance again looks to TikTok to promote its other social app, Lemon8
TikTok appears to be working on an integration with Lemon8, another social app owned by TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, according to new findings from product intelligence firm Watchful.ai. The apparent new partnership sees TikTok developing a feature that would allow users to sync their Lemon8 posts to TikTok, then
Read MoreBaldur’s Gate 3 early review: Modern fantasy
First, the basics. Baldur’s Gate 3 is a Dungeons & Dragons game through and through, but you don’t need to be familiar with that world or those systems to enjoy it. It’s a dense roleplaying adventure that alternates between an old-school isometric view and close-up, voice-acted cut scenes, offering players
Read MoreOrthogonal Thinking in Frontend Engineering
Exploring out-of-the-box ideas to enhance software development productivityContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read MoreAlberta dental plan administrator paid ransomware gang after attack
An agency that administers dental benefit plans for Alberta’s disabled children, seniors and low-income residents has paid the 8base ransomware gang an undisclosed amount of money after the crooks showed they had deleted the data the group stole in a recent attack. The independent not-for-profit Alberta Dental Services Corp. said
Read MorePrint, Paint, and Program a Guardian to Track Humans and Dogs Using a Pi, Camera, and Servo
A Guardian that Tracks Pets using a Pi, Camera, and ServoIn the run-up to the new Zelda release, I realized you can build a stationary guardian robot with a servo and a camera. Adding a bit of machine learning, you can then make the guardian detect objects or people or pets
Read MoreAdvocacy group raises privacy concerns as facial recognition technology booms
Safety, efficiency and profitability are touted as the key drivers behind the growing popularity of digital ID technologies like facial recognition, but they present important privacy risks, Calgary-based legal advocacy organization Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) reveals in a new report. The technology performs identity verification through comparison of
Read MoreDitch SMS-based MFA, urges board investigating Lapsus$ gang’s successful attacks
Many organizations victimized by the Lapsus$ extortion gangs through SIM swapping and tricking employees through social engineering have only themselves to blame for being hacked, suggests a U.S. government report. The report released Thursday by the Cyber Safety Review Board, a branch of the Department of Homeland Security, had unkind
Read MoreThe MOVEit mass hacks hold a valuable lesson for the software industry
The MOVEit mass hacks will likely go down in history as one of the largest and most successful cyberattacks of all time. By exploiting a vulnerability in Progress Software’s MOVEit managed file transfer service, used by thousands of organizations to securely transfer large amounts of often-sensitive files, hackers were able
Read MoreElon Musk’s Twitter (now X): Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification
Welcome to Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X), where the rules are made up and the check marks don’t matter. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO first announced his bid to buy Twitter in April 2022, zealously driven to rid the platform of spam bots and protect free speech. “This is just
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