A repository is a collection-like interface over persisted objects, and returning a query builder makes every caller a co-author of the persistence layer. The builder version cannot be…
The licence changed in January from Apache 2.0 to a dual SSPL and Elastic License arrangement, which is a legal event with an infrastructure consequence. For an internal…
switch compares loosely, falls through by default and is a statement rather than an expression, and all three of those have produced bugs in code that looked correct.…
A predictable temporary path in /tmp is a symlink attack and a collision between two concurrent runs, and both are avoided by three lines in a specific order.…
Authenticating a script against the REST API meant cookies and a nonce, which needs a browser, or a real password in a configuration file. Saying plainly that it…
strpos returns a position, position zero is falsy, and the strict comparison that fixes it is not memorable enough to survive a tidy-up. This has been the single…