The HackerNoon Newsletter: HackerNoon Decoded: The Polls that Defined 2024 (1/17/2025)

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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, January 17, 2025?

The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Persian Gulf War began in 1991, Popeye the Sailor made his first appearance in 1929, Google Videos launched in 2006, and we present you with these top quality stories. From Is Developing Blockchain as a Backend Really All That Hard? to Did You Know Trees Feel the Pull of the Moon? Scientists Link Sap Flow to Lunar Tides, let’s dive right in.

Why JWT Is the Key to Securing Your Enterprise App – And Why KumuluzEE Might Be Your New Best Friend

By @jesperancinha [ 40 Min read ] Ever wondered how to create a JWT token and what does that actually mean? How about using it in something relatively unknown? Lets see that with KumuluzEE! Read More.

Is Developing Blockchain as a Backend Really All That Hard?

By @0xtnbts [ 11 Min read ] Lets explore public EVM blockchains and how they can be used in your next project. Read More.

HackerNoon Decoded: The Polls that Defined 2024

By @decoded [ 5 Min read ] See which HackerNoon 2024 polls were the community favorites and received the most votes. The top 10 voters are included. Read More.

A New Frontend Hack Is Changing API Performance For the Better

By @axotion [ 4 Min read ] Valet key pattern, CQRS and search databases Read More.

Did You Know Trees Feel the Pull of the Moon? Scientists Link Sap Flow to Lunar Tides

By @diurnal [ 27 Min read ] A new paper investigates the intriguing possibility that gravitational forces from celestial bodies influence electrical activity and sap flow in trees. Read More.

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