Programming as a Student

Programming can be an absolutely time consuming process, especially when you’re doing it when you’re a full time student and working a part time job. So how do I manage that? The Timeline A lot of the projects that I work on are small, relatively simple, and sporadic. Looking at my GitHub, you’ll notice that I’ll commit to a project for a few days, then switch to a different one altogether....

August 5, 2022 · 5 min · Monica Hanson

Log4Shell: My damage mitigation strategy

On December 10, 2021, a vulnerability within the Log4j2 library was discovered. Due to how widespread Log4j2 is, I had to mitigate the damage as quickly and efficiently as possible. What is Log4j? Log4j is a library in Java used for logging actions done within a program. These actions can include error messages, user input, responses, and warnings and are often used to refer back to what caused a given issue or determine how to optimize a program....

February 26, 2022 · 6 min · Monica Hanson