Carl T. BergstromNov 9, 2022

How badly is Twitter's codebase failing?

When Mar Hicks ( who is a great follow and is here at @histoftech ) tweeted behind a locked account about how badly twitter's code base was failing, twitter's code base failed and when another user shared the URL it was visible to the world—a huge security failure. Moreover their account shows up as private or public depending on the app you use to view the account.

(Link to the article that they were sharing: https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/11/08/1062886/heres-how-a-twitter-engineer-says-it-will-break-in-the-coming-weeks/ )

Show threadNanette
@ct_bergstrom @histoftech As noted elsewhere, there is the enormous problem of Twitter’s reliance on Red Hat’s Linux that will be retiring, with the new version dependent on Twitter’s now slashed in-house IT team. (Please excuse my ignorance if I haven’t expressed that well. I’m only tangentially in IT!)
Nov 11, 2022 at 12:44amMastodon for iOS
Show threadCarl T. BergstromNov 11, 2022

@Nanette @histoftech

Wait, Red Hat? For real?

Show threadNanetteNov 11, 2022
@ct_bergstrom @histoftech Yes, I think I read it in a Wired article. I remarked on it because my daughter used to work at Red Hat. What surprises you about it?
Show threadNanetteJul 3, 2023
@ct_bergstrom @histoftech Yes, Red Hat! Did you work there too? (It’s been a long time since I’ve been on Mastodon!)