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I'm a remote freelance Ruby developer, advising & helping bootstrap startups while tinkering on some projects of my own.

Stephen Ierodiaconou

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Rails session cookie `domain: :all` - beware of CNAMEs!

Let’s look at the security implications of a Rails session :cookie_store with domain: :all. It is a convenient way to allow users to be authenticated across subdomains, however, any subdomains as CNAMEs which map third-party services will also receive those session cookies.

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The CSS z-index: a short guide

The z-index: of CSS can be very confusing… You set it and nothing happens or whatever value you choose the element wont appear on top.

“Why is it not working?” I hear you scream…

Don’t despair! This blog post is a short dive into how it works.

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