An Inescapable Trap: Everyone Can Be Socially Engineered

Social engineering represents one of the most insidious forms of cyberattack, exploiting the most vulnerable link in the security chain: humans. Despite advanced technological defenses, no individual is immune to these sophisticated tactics, with varying

Build One to Throw Away: Embracing Iteration

The principle of “Build One to Throw Away” from Frederick Brooks’ “The Mythical Man-Month” is an important yet often misunderstood approach to software development. This principle highlights the importance of early iteration and learning, even

Dissecting the Mind of the Optimistic Programmer

Programmers are optimists. For software engineers, optimism is not just a personality trait but a necessary mindset. As Frederick P. Brooks, the renowned computer scientist and software engineer, once said, “The programmer, like the poet,