As a developer, DevOps engineer, Infrastructure & Operations lead, or similar, you are on the frontlines of application security. You are also on the frontlines of performance, functionality, stability, user experience…the list goes on. Often it seems like security is just one more requirement, one more box to check, one more obstacle between you, your deadline, and what you really care about. But I see it differently. Security probably is not the reason you love coding, but I bet the reason you love coding is made all the richer by embracing security. Or at least it can be. Hear me out.
I have been fortunate enough to work in development and to work with developers for decades. Through that experience, I have come to recognize different developer archetypes and their motivations. There are the creators who thrive on creating something that never existed before the day they wrote it into existence. The often falsely labeled “lazy developers” who are efficiency experts and automate…
I have been fortunate enough to work in development and to work with developers for decades. Through that experience, I have come to recognize different developer archetypes and their motivations. There are the creators who thrive on creating something that never existed before the day they wrote it into existence. The often falsely labeled “lazy developers” who are efficiency experts and automate…
