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How to run exceptional 1:1 for engineers

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🔗 The Link Lounge 

Unordered finds from around the web:

• Secure coding in JavaScript 

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🧰 The Toolbox

Tools and products we're excited about today:

ctop

ctop is a top-like command-line tool for monitoring Docker and runC container metrics in real-time. 

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