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Daily Edition · Page 4

THE DAILY INDEX

Technology, AI, software, security, crypto and business

ARTICLES & TUTORIALS

TLDR Web Dev

TLDR Web Dev

HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST RENDERING STRATEGY FOR YOUR APP

This article offers a detailed explanation of various rendering strategies. It explores the ideal use cases, advantages, and considerations for each strategy - Static Site Generation (SSG), Server-Side Rendering (SSR), Client-Side Rendering (CSR), and Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR). SSG is good for static content, ISR is great for periodically changing content, and SSR and CSR are the best for real-time data.

vercel.com · 11 min

TLDR Web Dev

A GENTLE INTRODUCTION TO SAML

SAML is a standard for exchanging security-related messages between different entities, most commonly used for single sign-on (SSO). In SSO, users authenticate with a centralized identity provider (IDP) and then access multiple applications without having to log in to each one individually. The service provider (SP) and IDP communicate via the user's browser, exchanging SAML requests and responses. SAML responses contain assertions about the user's identity, which are digitally signed by the IDP to ensure authenticity and integrity.

ssoready.com · 13 min

TLDR Web Dev

DON'T BLINDLY PREFER `EMPLACE_BACK` TO `PUSH_BACK`

It is a common misconception that `emplace_back` in C++ automatically enables move semantics. `emplace_back` is not magic and does not implicitly move objects. Using `std::move` is necessary to explicitly request a move operation. While both `push_back` and `emplace_back` can achieve the same result with `std::move`, `push_back` should be used by default for better compile-time performance, as `emplace_back` involves more complex template instantiation.

quuxplusone.github.io · 6 min

TLDR Web Dev

TWO THREADS, ONE CORE: HOW SIMULTANEOUS MULTITHREADING WORKS UNDER THE HOOD

This article explains how Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) works in modern CPUs. SMT enables a processor to handle instructions from two different threads simultaneously by duplicating certain resources and sharing others. This can improve resource utilization and system throughput, but also introduces potential performance issues due to resource competition and security vulnerabilities.

blog.codingconfessions.com · 21 min

TLDR Web Dev

HOW DID FACEBOOK INTERCEPT ITS COMPETITOR'S ENCRYPTED MOBILE APP TRAFFIC?

A technical investigation revealed that a decade ago, Facebook, through its Onavo Protect app, intercepted encrypted mobile traffic from users' devices. This was achieved by exploiting a vulnerability in Android's security controls, which allowed Facebook to install a custom certificate authority (CA) certificate on users' devices, enabling it to decrypt HTTPS traffic. This practice, dubbed "SSL bump," was used to target competitor analytics domains like Snapchat, YouTube, and Amazon, granting Facebook insights into their in-app actions.

doubleagent.net · 13 min

TLDR Web Dev

MY FAVORITE TOOLS + TECHNIQUES FOR PROCEDURAL GAMEDEV

This author goes over their procedural game development tools and techniques, such as triplanar mapping, hex tiling, depth pre-passes, and AI-powered texture synthesis. Each offers unique benefits for enhancing visual quality and performance in 3D scenes. The author also discusses his work on procedural mesh processing and manipulation, a pipeline for creating realistic deformations, and modifications to game assets in real-time. Looking ahead, the author intends to explore constructive solid geometry, a method for applying Boolean operations to 3D space.

cprimozic.net · 13 min

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