Strange Computer Languages: A Hacker’s Field Guide

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  Strange Computer Languages: A Hacker’s Field Guide Why do we build radios or clocks when you can buy them? Why do we make LEDs blink for no apparent purpose? Why do we try to squeeze one extra frame out of our video cards? We don’t know why, but we do. That might be the same attitude most people would have when learning about esolangs — esoteric programming languages — we don’t know why people create them or use them, but they do. We aren’t talking about mainstream languages that annoy people like Lisp, Forth, or VBA. We aren’t talking about older languages that seem cryptic today like APL or Prolog. We are talking about languages that are made to be… well… strange. We have to start at the beginning. INTERCAL. This was started as a joke in 1972 and the acronym is purportedly for Compiler Language With No Pronounceable Acronym. There was no actual implementation, though, until around 1990. Now there are two: C-INTERCAL and CLC-INTERCAL. Since INTERCAL is a parody, it makes some very o
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"OWASP ZAP: A Powerful and Free Web Application Security Scanner"

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"OWASP ZAP: A Powerful and Free Web Application Security Scanner"

OWASP ZAP (Zed Attack Proxy) is a free and open-source web application security scanner designed to help developers and security professionals identify vulnerabilities in web applications. It is one of the most popular security tools used by security professionals, and it is included in the OWASP Top Ten Project, which identifies the most critical web application security risks.

ZAP provides a user-friendly interface that allows users to easily configure and launch scans against web applications. The tool can automatically detect and report various types of vulnerabilities, including SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and command injection.

ZAP also includes features for intercepting and modifying HTTP requests and responses, allowing users to test how web applications respond to different types of inputs and attacks. It can be used as a standalone tool or integrated with other security testing tools and processes.

One of the key benefits of ZAP is that it is free and open source, which means that anyone can download, use, and contribute to the development of the tool. This makes it an ideal tool for developers and security professionals who are working with limited resources.

Overall, OWASP ZAP is a powerful and flexible tool that can help organizations identify and address security vulnerabilities in web applications. It is an essential tool for any organization that is serious about securing their web applications.

Free download link for OWASP ZAP:

You can download OWASP ZAP from the official OWASP ZAP website: https://www.zaproxy.org/download/. The tool is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.





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