10/30 Haunting Bug Edition

Spooky Proclamations

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Spells & Potions

Creepy Crawly Bugs that Haunt Hyperledger Developers

Hyperledger Besu

• Native crash during acceptance tests #flake bug that "60% of the time it works 100% of the time."

Hyperledger Quilt

• GOOD FIRST BUG: Implement test vectors for the OER codec-framework

Hyperledger Ursa:

• Operation Oso come help with the refactor and write crypto code.

Hyperledger Cactus:

• An plate of goodies from which to select: Hacktoberfest

Undertaker Lessons from Post-Mortems

• Ken Thompson on Trusting Trust - This should scare every developer that understands it.
• The Real Story of Stuxnet - Required reading for systems architects.
• Towelroot: The Linux Kernel futex Bug - Sometimes even the best fail.
• Timeless Debugging - You should watch this now. It's a different way of debugging that isn't used enough.

Hauntings

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