Caktus Blog
Web development blog with how-to's on UX, quality assurance, project management, and more.
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The Magic of Single Sign-On
I remember being really impressed the first time I encountered single sign-on (SSO), in which I could access multiple websites after just logging in once. But I was even more i... Read more
January 29, 2021 -
JavaScript Variable Declaration in the 21st Century
October 2020 marked the 14th anniversary of the introduction of “let” and "const" to Javascript. Yes, it was in 2006 that this feature was first introduced, and we’re still hav... Read more
January 25, 2021 -
My Python Development Environment
This is how to set up the One True Development Environment for Python. Haha, just kidding, there is no such thing. Here's one way to do it that works for me, and an attempt to ... Read more
January 14, 2021 -
Our Top 20 Blogs in 2020
We’ve published summaries of our most popular blog posts before (see Top 19 of 2019 and Top 18 of 2018), but this time, we’re taking it a step further. We’re sharing the 20 most... Read more
January 5, 2021 -
My Favorite Technical Blogs and Mailing Lists
I keep up with what's happening in my field by following a number of blogs and an occasional email list. I don't read everything posted in all of these, but by scanning the top... Read more
November 4, 2020 -
JWT Authentication: Rethinking the Pattern
Part two of a two-part series. View part one. Stateless authentication with JSON Web Tokens — safely! As developers who build REST APIs, we are quite familiar with JSON Web To... Read more
October 20, 2020
