I came across this site:
http://teddziuba.com/2010/09/programming-things-i-wish-i-knew.html
thought its an interesting article... some from the intro....
"Programming in a startup is much different than programming at a big company. At a startup, not only are you the developer, but you are also the systems administrator for the most part. I've been startupping for three years now, and have had my ass kicked enough times to step back and think that maybe I should learn how to do things the right way rather than try to bludgeon my way through with raw intellect.
The sirens are going to be down intermittently throughout the next couple of days as we prepare to update roothack.org. Hop in IRC, or browse the forums while you're waiting :)
Edit: They're up!
Through the use of technology found on Apple's Leopard and Snow Leopard operating systems, Dia can create dynamic and robust sandbox environments for applications and for blocks of ruby code. The Ruby API was designed to be simple, and a joy to use. I hope you feel the same way :-)
The new public API offers a lot of new features and flexibility to make your life easier. Inter Process Communication(IPC) features are all optional.
This release isn't backward compatible.
To get started quickly, run:
`gem install dia`
Welcome to the new hack3r.com. While it may seem like things have been getting slow to some, Hack3r.com and Roothack.org still see a combined average of 400 hits a day from all over the world. Which means people are still coming to us to get information and play in RH's only online game that is up at the moment, The Sirens.
came across this little gem:
Renowned security researcher Dan Kaminsky today went public with the launch of a new venture as well as its first deliverable -- a tool for application developers that helps prevent pervasive string injection-type attacks, such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS).