Apple, Google and Microsoft join forces in huge push for passwordless FIDO logins / developer cheatsheets
Tags: webdev, resources, mobdev
Published: 2022-05-06 14:04:05

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It's Friday!! What's new in our latest round-up of resources, events and news from our bi-weekly [newsletter](http://content.developernation.net/developer-nation-newsletter-signup-form)?

We're running a new poll for Enterprise Developers, Engineers & IT professionals to measure awareness in developer tools, communities and resources. From Sys admins to Tech leads and from Data analysts to IT Managers.[ Check it out!](https://survey.developernation.net/name/cbts1?utm_medium=post&utm_source=dev_to&utm_campaign=280)
## Resources

[How to get your resume past an automated applicant tracking system.](https://lifehacker.com/how-to-get-your-resume-past-an-automated-applicant-trac-1848856694)  Some tips to push your resume past the ATS and into the hands of a human recruiter. [LIFEHACKER]

[‘Bossware is coming for almost every worker’: the software you might not realize is watching you.](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/27/remote-work-software-home-surveillance-computer-monitoring-pandemic)  Computer monitoring software is helping companies spy on their employees to measure their productivity – often without their consent. [THEGUARDIAN]

[1.5MM+ ‘abandoned’ mobile apps in Google and Apple stores as of Q1 2022.](https://martechseries.com/mobile/pixalate-finds-1-5mm-abandoned-mobile-apps-in-google-and-apple-stores-as-of-q1-2022/)  Research conducted by Pixalate found that over 1.5MM apps listed in the Google Play and Apple App stores haven’t been updated in over two years. [MARTECHSERIES]

[Making space for intuition in decision-making.](https://developertea.com/episodes/cda5a5dd-cd60-4b92-9b3f-7b27b3e1f671)  [Podcast] Decision-making shouldn't just be about algorithms. It also shouldn't be just about intuition. Incorporating both is required to make the best decisions for your career.. [DEVELOPERTEA]

[Developers are facing burnout. Here's how companies are trying to fix it.](https://www.zdnet.com/education/professional-development/developers-are-facing-burnout-heres-how-companies-are-trying-to-fix-it/)  Tech teams have long been burdened with the responsibility of carrying their company through digital transformation projects. Now it's time to the share load with the rest of the business. [ZDNET]

## Cheatsheets

[SQL joins](https://github.com/laylacodes/cheatsheets/blob/main/SQL_joins_cheatsheet.pdf)

[Anatomy of a botnet attack](https://elbucheron.github.io/posters/attacks/botnet_attack.jpg)

[Python](https://hackuniversity.io/image/188933816312)

[DuckDuckGo](https://techglimpse.com/duck-duck-go-search-engine-goodies-tricks/)

[Linux commands manual](https://manualsrepo.com/brands/linux/commands)

[CSS grid visual guide](https://alialaa.github.io/css-grid-cheat-sheet/)

[Android ecosystem](https://whimsical.com/android-ecosystem-cheat-sheet-2020-Ldt6gUncijq3FAmLS4TVYx)

[Machine learning](https://github.com/soulmachine/machine-learning-cheat-sheet)

## Industry News

[Apple, Google and Microsoft join forces in huge push for passwordless FIDO logins.](https://hothardware.com/news/apple-google-microsoft-push-passwordless-fido-logins)  FIDO authentication aims to deliver "end-to-end" passwordless sign-ins for sites, services, and apps using the same mode of verification that most people already use on their smartphone or PC. [HOTHARDWARE]

[Open-source security: It's too easy to upload 'devastating' malicious packages, warns Google.](https://www.zdnet.com/article/open-source-security-its-too-easy-to-upload-devastating-malicious-packages-warns-google/)  Google has detailed some of the work done to find malicious code packages that have been sneaked into bigger open-source software projects. [ZDNET]

[Apple to bin apps that go three years without updates.](https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/02/apple_store_old_app_policy/)  A policy update explained that apps that "fail to meet a minimal download threshold – meaning the app has not been downloaded at all or extremely few times during a rolling 12 month period" will also be at risk of deletion from the App Store. The policy applies to iOS, iPadOS and macOS. [THEREGISTER]

[Microsoft is adding a free built-in VPN to its Edge browser.](https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/29/23049015/microsoft-free-built-in-vpn-edge-browser-edge-secure-network)  Called ”Edge Secure Network,” Microsoft is currently testing the Cloudflare-powered VPN service and says it will roll it out to the public as a part of a security upgrade. [THEVERGE]

[Privacy-first DuckDuckGo browser lands on Mac in public beta; here’s how to try it.](https://9to5mac.com/2022/04/12/duckduckgo-mac-browser-beta/)  Since the DuckDuckGo Mac app is currently in beta, users are required to join a private waitlist. This article shows how you can join it. [9TO5MAC]