Colin Walker

While ramping up for "The Next Big Thing" continues amongst the DC staff, there is much to talk about in regards to content that's happening in the here and now, not just in the eagerly awaited future (with jet-packs and stuff…). DevCentral has seen its share of cool content this week, as it does every week, so let's talk about what needs talking about. Bringing you everything from TCL strings to a philosophical discussions of when vs. where and which is more important, I'm here with my Top5 picks for the week. And here they are:   When Is More Important Than Where in Web Application Security http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/macvittie/archive/2009/11/06/when-is-more-important-than-where-in-web-application-security.aspx In this post Lori was as insightful and informative as ever, discussing why being timely is more important, in general, than being perfect when it come... (more)

20 Lines or Less #38 – Classes, Encryption Detection & Caching

What could you do with your code in 20 Lines or Less? That's the question I ask (almost) every week for the devcentral community, and every week I go looking to find cool new examples that show just how flexible and powerful iRules can be without getting in over your head. This week we’ve got a couple awesome new examples from two of the community all-stars, and one dusty old example from my archives. They’re all cool and useful, so take a peek and see what you think. If you want a problem solved or to submit an example, feel free, I’m always looking for feedback or ideas for th... (more)

What Could You Do With Your Code in 20 Lines or Less?

What could you do with your code in 20 Lines or Less? That's the question I ask (almost) every week for the devcentral community, and every week I go looking to find cool new examples that show just how flexible and powerful iRules can be without getting in over your head. Well we made it to 30 editions of the 20LoL.  Soon we’ll break 100 iRule examples that are under 21 lines of code each.  Pretty neat stuff, if you ask me.  This week is the hoolio show, it seems.  The guy is just a monster in the forums, what can I say?  I sure am glad he’s on our side.  I’ve got three example... (more)

20 Lines or Less #28

What could you do with your code in 20 Lines or Less? That's the question I ask (almost) every week for the devcentral community, and every week I go looking to find cool new examples that show just how flexible and powerful iRules can be without getting in over your head. Nearing the thirty mark with the 20LoL it occurs to me that I’m having a harder and harder time with something. No, it’s not finding interesting ideas to feature. The community has been absolutely stellar with that part. There are always plenty of iRules for me to grab either directly or with some modification... (more)

Slashdot - A double-edged sword of geekery

Lori's recent Dear Slashdot blog post was not only interesting and entertaining, but it was also very popular. So much so that it got picked up by, and posted on Slashdot. When you're one of the people responsible for the site hosting such a suddenly famous post, this is both fantastic, and a little bit scary. I'm always happy to see people writing compelling things that will draw attention to the other awesome stuff going on on DevCentral. Lori is fantastic at that, and this recent post is a prime example. By getting pushed out to a major geek news site like /. she's bringing i... (more)