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GREG COCHARD


SOFTWARE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, OPEN SOURCE, AND ANYTHING ELSE I FEEL COMPELLED
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lifehacks


DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME SMEARING

Suddenly losing an hour of sleep is not good for you. I have a better plan.

Greg Cochard
security


INTRODUCING PWNED-CHECK

Check for breached passwords, completely offline. Thanks to Troy Hunt and
haveibeenpwned.

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javascript


INTRODUCING VANILLASCRIPT™

Are you tired of writing JavaScript™ all the time? Want to get rid of the
co-branding with Java™? Sick of having to use CoffeeScript to get away from
Java™? All you need to

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required reading


RECOMMENDED READING ROUND ONE

I read a lot. A LOT. Instead of boring you with another dry blog post about
something you probably don't care about, I am going to post a list of posts
which I

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API TOKEN REVOCATION

This post was inspired by this. If you have not yet read it, do it now, then
come back. I'll wait. If you run an oauth-enabled API and you must (for whatever
reasons)

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technology proposal


HTTPS AND CACHING, A PROPOSAL

HTTPS is first-and-foremost end-to-end encryption. 99% of the use cases however,
are leveraging HTTPS for its authentication capabilities (I'm generalizing; it
depends on the use case). The users of a website want to

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technology proposal


MINT, OAUTH, BANKS, AND SECURITY

If you're a user of Mint, PersonalCapital, Check (now owned by Mint),
CreditKarma, Level Money (now owned by Capital One), or any other site that lets
you enter your bank credentials to enable

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ssl


CLOUDFLARE-SIGNED SSL CERTIFICATES, OR "USE THIS ONE CRAZY TRICK TO DECRYPT SSL"

CloudFlare, this post is directed to you. A few months ago, I wrote a post
challenging Google to start issuing free SSL certificates. You have taken this
challenge seriously and I commend you.

Greg Cochard


FUNCTION.PROTOTYPE.BIND AND FRIENDS

I thought bind was only used to attach a new this to a function. Turns out I had
it wrong all along. You can use it to partially apply functions. I have been

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GOOGLE AND HTTPS PAGE RANKING

I applaud Google for finally adding a preference for HTTPS in their page ranking
algorithm. One thing which I believe is necessary to prevent websites from being
thrown under the bus is affordable

Greg Cochard
security


HOW TO: POST A DATA BREACH DISCLOSURE

Mozilla recently disclosed a leak in their system. ... email addresses of about
76,000 users and encrypted passwords of about 4,000 users [were visible] on a
publicly accessible server ... The encrypted passwords

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legal issues


WHAT AEREO DID WRONG

Disclaimer: I am using the word wrong in the sense of detrimental to their
business, not immoral or illegal. With that said, I believe Aereo's business
model was (and still is) sound, and

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software


THE DISTRACTED DRIVING EPIDEMIC

I have a somewhat long commute. 30 minutes at best, 40 minutes average, and 4
hours at the worst. Even when there are no accidents to deal with, there are
numerous distracted drivers.

Greg Cochard
software


ENGINEERING EFFICIENCY

As I was setting up my wife and my wedding website[1], my wife's portfolio
website[1], this blog, and a few other projects, I learned a few new things
about software engineering.

Greg Cochard
software


ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

I'm a software engineer. My official capacity is analogous to the job Google and
Microsoft (and others) lovingly title Software Development Engineer in Test, or
SDET. If you ask a random sample[1]

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