Software Engineer, Consultant, Speaker & Technical Trainer
Ah, so you're maintaining some kind of app which relies on github's API and you want to grant it an access token in order to view a repository's issues, code, etc.
But you don't want that token to be an almighty read/write one, do you?
That is a serious security vulnerability if someone succeeds in acquiring your token.
Fear not, I've got you covered. In this article, I'll show you how to create a read-only api token for your apps.
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The next release of todocheck – the tool that helps you track & keep TODOs actionable is live!
First time you hear about it? – check this out first.
The major feature for v0.3.0 which I was aiming for is extending support for Windows. Previously, there was a cross-platform incompatibility issue which was resolved & now the tool can reach a larger audience.
The other major change was extending support for privately-hosted Gitlab instances, which also drives adoption upwards.
The rest of the changes involve improvements to validations, showing more user-friendly errors in case of issues with your configuration, support for a new programming language - Scala, as well as several other enhancements to aid the project maintainers.
You can see the full changelog here.
