If you’ve ever wondered what happens on the “other side” of web security—where the good guys break things intentionally—you’re about to embark on a fascinating journey. Ethical hacking for web applications is essentially the art of thinking like a criminal to prevent actual crimes. It’s authorized chaos in a structured format, and unlike actual hacking, nobody sends you to jail. Pretty sweet deal, right? Why Should You Care About Web Application Security?...

Remember that sunny day when VR development felt like the Wild West? When you could sideload whatever you wanted, manage your Quest fleet however you liked, and actually own the devices you purchased? Yeah, those days are officially over. Meta just drew a line in the sand with their Horizon Managed Services (HMS) policy, effective March 2025, and frankly, it’s the kind of move that makes you wonder if we’re building the future or just recreating the Microsoft Office licensing hellscape of the 2000s, but in volumetric space....

If you’ve ever spent an entire afternoon manually exporting data from Jira, copying it to a spreadsheet, and then wondering why you didn’t become a bartender instead, this article is for you. Today, we’re going to dive deep into building a project management automation layer using Jira API and Python—essentially, creating your own digital assistant that never complains about repetitive tasks. The beauty of Jira’s REST API is that it opens up a world of possibilities....

Picture this: it’s 2025, and somewhere in a Slack channel, a junior developer just suggested containerizing their monolithic legacy application running a single Python script that processes monthly payroll reports. The senior architect nods approvingly without reading the suggestion. Everyone’s using containers now, so containers must be good, right? Well, sit down, because we need to talk about how containerization has become the architectural equivalent of suggesting everyone should learn Rust....

We live in an era where a handful of companies headquartered in Silicon Valley and Seattle have more influence over global communication, commerce, and culture than most nation-states. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: this isn’t accidental. It’s systematic. It’s intentional. And it bears a striking resemblance to something we thought we left behind in the 20th century—colonialism. The difference? Instead of ships carrying soldiers and merchants to extract gold and spices, we have algorithms extracting data....