Bonus Joke:
I just killed a huge spider running across the floor with my shoe...
I don't care how big the spider is, no one steals my shoe.

(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)

#Postman app has severe #privacy problems. https://anonymousdata.medium.com/postman-is-logging-all-your-secrets-and-environment-variables-9c316e92d424

#Postman is logging all your #secrets and environment variables

https://anonymousdata.medium.com/postman-is-logging-all-your-secrets-and-environment-variables-9c316e92d424

Mmmmm. Postman with vinyl! From the breadwinners! Mmmmm #Postman #Vinyl #dub #Breadwinners

In the past couple of days I’ve finally had some time to work again on nvim-http.

It’s a #Neovim #Python plugin compatible with comparable HTTP client plugins in VsCode and IntelliJ - or a little #Postman that runs in your favourite editor.

While I was away I didn’t notice that the repo in the meantime has ammassed almost 100 stars and it had a dozen of outstanding issues - sorry!

The latest release includes many improvements and features:

• Fully migrated to the Neovim remote plugins API, now that Neovim has introduced breaking changes that make it incompatible with the old vim.async_run API.

• Better handling of HTTP requests that don’t end with newlines or comment headers.

• Added support for environent variables specified in .env files, either in the same directory as the .http file or in the current working directory of the editor. The plugin now also supports environment variables specified both in *.env.json files (VsCode compatibility) and .env files.

• Added support for inline shell commands, either in the environment variable or in the HTTP request, delimited by $(...).

• Added -h and -t options to the :Http command to display the output in a horizontal split or in a new tab (the default is a vertical split).

• Added --no-redirects option to :Http to avoid following redirects.

• Added -T/--timeout option.

https://github.com/blacklight/nvim-http

#insomnia looks like a good alternative to #postman written in #typescript

https://github.com/Kong/insomnia

if you are looking for postman alternative written in #javafx here it is

https://github.com/warmuuh/milkman

Kill the Messenger (2020) [4 min] by Alba Galván, Julien Dupont, Judith Moix, Dominika Kozarska, Marian Curto, Antonio López and Camille Lefèvre | #Spain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDpcyOXcADo

Are you the postman or the letterbox?

#CriticalQuestions #Quiz #PubQuiz #Postman #Letterbox #StayHome #StaySafe #StayHomeStaySafe

https://youtu.be/nhr3JUTpCN4

1Password is partnering with Postman! You and your dev team can access API tokens and other secrets stored in 1Password directly in your Postman collections.

My team has been building out #1Password SDKs across multiple languages, including #golang, #python, and #javascript. #Postman has been in our private beta and built out this integration. It’s so slick. There’s no need for unencrypted credentials lying around on disk.

For public beta access or if use other languages, just let me know!

Any #1Password fans headed to the #postman #PostCon next week in SF? I’ll be there demoing some of the new developer tools we’ve been working on. I’d love to say hi

Fun fact... Postman will send a GET request instead of a POST request if you don't use https, even if you have it set to send a POST request. It won't tell you that it is doing this. It just does it.

#postman has become too "monetized" and doesn't feel like a good tool anymore

time to try out other stuff. i tend to make my own calls from code, it's easiest for me, but when i need to share things with others #bruno is nice

https://www.usebruno.com/

New Changelog interview!

@jeanqasaur’s research on programming languages at Carnegie Mellon led her to realize that APIs are *the* layer that makes or breaks quality software systems

That realization led her to found Akita Software, which led her to join Postman by way of acquisition

That move, at least in part, also led her to join @adam & @jerod on this very podcast

#api #observability #cloud #postman #infosec #monitoring #cmu

https://changelog.fm/564

I see #Postman are forcing everyone to login and store stuff in their cloud, while not offering a safe method to store secrets.

Does anyone know a better alternative?

Thanks @michenriksen for introducing me to Bruno

It's been a great addition to my toolbox for a couple more backend-heavy weeks. Also, it has the best icon

https://www.usebruno.com/

So, the API tool Postman is discontinuing support for local-only operation next month, requiring users to migrate to cloud-based "workspaces" instead. I use it for a few personal projects and accounts and don't particularly feel thrilled about having to upload keys/secrets/etc to carry on using it. Is there an alternative to Postman which people think is better?

Thunderbird & PGP Setup Tutorial

(I2Pmail Example)

Did you know I2P offers email!?

you@mail.i2p & you@i2pmail.org

Let's set this up today. It'll be fun!

Watch on #Peertube

*Post updated to instance offering vid space

#email #thunderbird #mozilla #I2P #mail #communication #infosec #cybersecurity #privacy #journalism #security #PGP #gpg #OpenPGP #FOSS #anonymity #anonymous #education #I2Pmail #postman

https://tube.tchncs.de/w/bsAEDHQNK4B4wua73b7z7P