Tom Sparks

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Jan 5, 2018 negative
Insight
Sparks: Reinventing security mechanisms is the worst mistake developers can make
“I think there's a good trend of people just not reinventing the wheel for security. Reinventing the wheel is pretty much the worst thing you can do. I mean, every time we see, you know, a big hack, it's because of somebody did something where they're like, oh,…”
Tom Sparks Jan 5, 2018 ▶ 15:15 Leah Culver of Breaker and Tom Sparks of YC Answer Your Questions About Security and Podcasting · Y Combinator
Jan 5, 2018 negative
Opinion
Sparks: Git Has a Poor Security Model Compared to Older Version Control
“I feel like maybe the Git security model is pretty bad when you compare it to some of the older stuff, but you know, the usability you get out of it is like way, way higher.”
Tom Sparks Jan 5, 2018 ▶ 56:41 Leah Culver of Breaker and Tom Sparks of YC Answer Your Questions About Security and Podcasting · Y Combinator
Jan 5, 2018 positive
Insight
Sparks: Startups should outsource authentication rather than build custom auth systems
“I think outsourcing auth is a really important thing. You know, a lot is great. You know Samuel is great. Most companies don't really need to worry about auth, you know, in, in that way, you know, Facebook auth is great. It's ubiquitous. It's pretty solid, you…”
Tom Sparks Jan 5, 2018 ▶ 15:41 Leah Culver of Breaker and Tom Sparks of YC Answer Your Questions About Security and Podcasting · Y Combinator
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