The Rietta Blog
09/25/2019
Why do Rietta Developers Git Fork?
by Christopher Choi
Forking open source repositories is a standard way of contributing to open source projects. At Rietta, a small agency, all developers fork internal repositories when working on client projects.
09/06/2019
Ruby Gems Supply Chain Vulnerability
by Frank Rietta
Learn 5 practical steps to protect yourself from malicious backdoors in Ruby Gems.
08/22/2019
The Case for 2FA, Post Rest-client Gem CVE
by Christopher Choi
On 08/19/2019, a CVE was discovered on a popular Ruby gem called Rest-client. Although caught quickly, this could raise the case of 2FA being a requirement for Package Manager accounts like Rubygems and NPM.
06/07/2019
What's the Difference Between the 3 Github Merge Methods?
by Christopher Choi
Github's interface makes merging in commits versatile to suit your style of maintaining a clean Git history. The three different styles are Create Commit, Squash, and Rebase.
06/04/2019
Best Data Type to store Money in MySQL?
by Alex Piechowski
When handling currency in MySQL, use DECIMAL(13,2) for general use and DECIMAL(13,4) if GAAP Compliance is needed.
05/30/2019
Account Protection Policies to Cover Business Assets
by Frank Rietta
Utilizing two factor authentication, strong passphrases, password managers, and NIST standards; private company accounts can remain secure. Cover your assets!
05/28/2019
Writing Abuser Stories
by Lore Hamilton
When writing user stories, user stories are written; but what about malicious actors? Writing Abuser Stories pushes developers to care about security.
05/23/2019
Manually Editing Git Hunks: The Easy Way
by Christopher Choi
Git add --patch can help keep code changes relevant with their commits. When changes are unsplittable, we can use Manual-Hunk to split changes line by line.
05/21/2019
How to hide .gitignored Files from fzf.vim
by Alex Piechowski
Keep those nasty .gitignored files like node_modules/ from clogging up fzf fuzzy finder and show commited, hidden files such as .circleci/config.
05/15/2019
Herding Cats: The Todo List
by Lore Hamilton
Finding a tool to tame the chaos when you're new to an Agency setting and responsible for organizing "all the things".