SMS 2-factor authentication isn't super secure because it's too easy to call a phone provider and do a SIM swap.
It seems like a dedicated smartphone app is significantly better here? It's just as convenient for the user, but harder to compromise.
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Today I read the term "negative bus factor" to describe the situation where multiple libraries have the same single maintainer.
Perhaps people measure bus factor logarithmically?
I'm trying to factor out the interior mutability in my Rust code. It's a little more verbose, but surprisingly readable.
foo_old(&syntax);
foo_new(&syntax, &mut change_map);
Signatures are way more self-documenting with this approach.
The PHP 1.0 announcement has aged pretty well! Rasmus focuses on simplicity, how little you need to get started, and the things you can build.
This convenience and pragmatism has been a major factor in PHP's success.
