markjgsmith

2019/07/19 #

Today’s links:

  • Polly.js - Record, Replay, and Stub HTTP Interactions - I use nock for this in server-side integration tests but this library also works on the client and the interface looks quite intuitivenetflix.github.io #

  • Kazakhstan government is now intercepting all HTTPS trafficwww.zdnet.com #

  • WeWork Co-Founder Has Cashed Out at Least $700 Million Via Sales, Loans - It’s rather mind boggling all the things that become possible once you are running a large profitable company, seems like a completely different worldwww.wsj.com #

  • Twitter’s Redesign Isn’t About You - I think the biggest news is that it’s a PWA, that’s pretty coolonezero.medium.com #

  • Some quite staggering PHP stats - around 74% of PHP sites online are running on an end of life version of the runtime and need to upgrade to continue to get security fixes - A large proportion of the worlds websites run on PHPhackertarget.com #

  • We are in the middle of a housing crisis – it’s time to bring back rent controls (in the UK)inews.co.uk #

  • Tetris Effect review – makes your skin tingle and your mind hum - I don’t play a lot of games, actually I don’t ever play any games, but I used to and I played a lot of Tetris when I was young, this version of Tetris re-imagined looks like some next level type stuff, maybe the nightmares are a bit more enjoyablewww.theguardian.com #

  • Backpacker, Go Home - How Tourism Is Ruining Everything (or Not)rolfpotts.com #

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