Test the edge cases
Professor vs. students: 20 questions assignment edition. If you don't test chaos, chaos demos itself live.
Read the story →Patch Murphy welcomes you
Software security stories for engineers who like to sleep at night.
Code and Consequences is a structured hub for curious builders who need security, testing, and architecture lessons wrapped in humor and practical guidance.
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Core lessons live now
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Software Security
Stop shipping Jenga towers into production.
Patch's first chapter translates conference decks and war stories into digestible guidance. Start with the Software Security primer inspired by the "Why We Keep Shooting Ourselves in the Foot" talk.
Read the full primer →
- How tiny oversights become breach headlines.
- Frameworks for testing the weird inputs first.
- Why "never trust the client" still matters in 2024.
- Automation habits that accidentally harden systems.
Patch's Laws
The three lessons that bought Patch a full night's sleep.
Never trust the client
Socket labs, forged packets, and "whoops the client says they're an admin" moments.
Revisit the lab →
Automate everything
Dot-com deployments that took ten minutes taught Patch to script, alert, and breathe.
See the era →Video Spotlight
Watch Patch break down the latest facepalm.
Every episode pairs a cautionary tale with practical guardrails you can adopt today.
Roadmap
Security first, full-stack craftsmanship next.
Upcoming resource collections land soon. Vote with your clicks.
Design Patterns
GoF playbook with real-world refactors and tests that prove they work.
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Domain-Driven Design
Ubiquitous language, context mapping, and sample repos you can fork.
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AI-Assisted Engineering
Prompt hygiene, guardrails, and verification habits for copilots.
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