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Electron – Build cross platform desktop apps with web technologies

var app = require(‘app’); // Module to control application life. var BrowserWindow = require(‘browser-window’); // Module to create native browser window. // Report crashes to our server. require(‘crash-reporter’).start(); // Keep a global reference of the window object, if you don’t, the window will // be closed automatically when the javascript object is GCed. var mainWindow …

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WordPress 4.2 Stored XSS

Earlier this week WordPress 4.1.3. It fixed an XSS exploit discovered by a former student of mine. This week a new exploit – even in the new WordPress versions, including 4.2 – was uncovered. Current versions of WordPress are vulnerable to a stored XSS. An unauthenticated attacker can inject JavaScript in WordPress comments. If triggered …

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Progressive enhancement with handlers and enhancers

var handlers = { 'overlay' : function(e) { // This function is executed on click of any element with // 'overlay' in its data-handler attribute. // The click event is in 'e', $(this).attr('data-foo') holds the // value of data-foo of the element the user clicked on }, 'another-function-name' : function(e) {} …

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