Yes, fun browser extensions can have vulnerabilities too!

Performant A/B Testing with Cloudflare Workers

Ordering Movie Credits With Graph Theory

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Howdy Yeesh it's -20C outside at the moment. Fuck that. It's just not fun. Shout out to anyone who lives in a place that drops that low or lower; you're a trooper. Anyway, here's the issue. ==================================================================== Yes, fun browser extensions can have vulnerabilities too! Published: 20 December 2021 Tags: infosec, javascript I'm always cautious about adding browser extensions because it feels like I'm always giving them too much data or control. Well in this article, Wladimir Palant presents a cross-site scripting vulnerability in a seemingly harmless, popular browser extension. ==================================================================== Performant A/B Testing with Cloudflare Workers Published: 20 December 2021 Tags: web Cloudflare workers are pretty neat; I used them to get OAuth sign up for the newsletter on my site. Philip Walton's article demonstrates how one can use them to do A/B testing with your website, without sacrificing performance. ==================================================================== Ordering Movie Credits With Graph Theory Published: 21 December 2021 Tags: math Movie end credits are a pain to handle because they have a lot of moving parts. It's one of those niche, difficult tasks that not many people appreciate. Well in this article by Alan Grow and John "Pliny" Eremic, we get a glimpse of how math (specifically graphs) is used to determine the ordering of roles in credits. Want to help? Thank you for reading! If you enjoy the newsletter, I would really appreciate you helping me spread the word by forwarding this to your friends and colleagues! If you want to discuss or comment on this issue, head on over to this page at A Byte of Coding. You can also subscribe there if you're new! Have comments or feedback? Just reply to this email or hit me up on Twitter @AByteOfCoding. Email landed in your promotions tab? Please move it over to primary so you don't miss the latest issues in the future. Thanks for your Support!  Thanks to sponsors and supporters like Євген Грицай, Scott Munro, zturak, pek, Emil Hannesbo, and Joe Hill this newsletter is provided to you for free. If you'd like to also show your support and buy me a monthly meal, you can donate on the Patreon page. It's not necessary, but it lets me know that I'm doing a good job and that you're finding value in the content.

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