omarstreak

/*! Streak launches new features to users every day. Users love our fast updates and quick response to bugs.
 * In order to accomplish this we use the popular InboxSDK library (www.inboxsdk.com). Its used by
 * several large organizations: 
 *   Dropbox (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dropbox-for-gmail-beta/dpdmhfocilnekecfjgimjdeckachfbec)
 *   HubSpot (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hubspot-sales/oiiaigjnkhngdbnoookogelabohpglmd)
 *   Stripe (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stripe-for-gmail/dhnddbohjigcdbcfjdngilgkdcbjjhna)
 *   Giphy (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/giphy-for-gmail/andgibkjiikabclfdkecpmdkfanpdapf)
 *   Clearbit (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clearbit-connect-supercha/pmnhcgfcafcnkbengdcanjablaabjplo)
 * The use of the library is similar to using other popular javascript libraries like jQuery and Underscore
 *

atoponce

Cryptographic Best Practices

Putting cryptographic primitives together is a lot like putting a jigsaw puzzle together, where all the pieces are cut exactly the same way, but there is only one correct solution. Thankfully, there are some projects out there that are working hard to make sure developers are getting it right.

The following advice comes from years of research from leading security researchers, developers, and cryptographers. This Gist was [forked from Thomas Ptacek's Gist][1] to be more readable. Additions have been added from

chitchcock

Stevey's Google Platforms Rant

I was at Amazon for about six and a half years, and now I've been at Google for that long. One thing that struck me immediately about the two companies -- an impression that has been reinforced almost daily -- is that Amazon does everything wrong, and Google does everything right. Sure, it's a sweeping generalization, but a surprisingly accurate one. It's pretty crazy. There are probably a hundred or even two hundred different ways you can compare the two companies, and Google is superior in all but three of them, if I recall correctly. I actually did a spreadsheet at one point but Legal wouldn't let me show it to anyone, even though recruiting loved it.

I mean, just to give you a very brief taste: Amazon's recruiting process is fundamentally flawed by having teams hire for themselves, so their hiring bar is incredibly inconsistent across teams, despite various efforts they've made to level it out. And their operations are a mess; they don't real