Whitelisting vs Greylisting: Let’s Break It Down
When it comes to controlling who gets in and who doesn’t — whether it’s your inbox, your network, or your app — two common strategies stand out: Whitelisting and Greylisting.But they don’t p...
I Wrote a Script to Control My Neighbors’ Smart Bulbs
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The Web Dev Toolbox Nobody Told You About (Until Now)
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TypeScript Enums vs. String Unions: What's the Deal?
Enums in TypeScript can be a bit of a double-edged sword. They look neat, give you nice tooling, and let you group related constants. But they also come with quirks, runtime implications, and compatib...
Mastering console in JavaScript: Debugging, Logging, and Hidden Tricks
The console object in JavaScript is a powerful tool for developers. While most use it for simple debugging with console.log, it offers many other useful methods. This blog explores the various functio...
🔐 Clerk + Next.js: A Developer-Friendly Auth Stack That Gets Out of Your Way
Implementing authentication is a common task in almost every web app. But let's be honest --- building a secure, reliable auth system from scratch is a time sink. Sessions, password reset, MFA, social...
How to Check if a Value is a Number in JavaScript
In JavaScript, determining whether a value is truly a number can be trickier than it first appears. Especially when dealing with user input — where values like "123" may look like numbers but are ac...
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Mitigation Strategies
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Mitigation Strategies: A Comprehensive Guide
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is one of the most commonly exploited web vulnerabilities, allowing attackers to inject arbi...
Redis Persistence Explained: AOF & RDB
AOF Persistence
Redis is memory-based, so if the Redis server crashes, data will be lost. To prevent data loss, Redis provides two persistence mechanisms: RDB and AOF. Let’s first introduce...