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Becoming the Hacker
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Becoming the Hacker

by Adrian Pruteanu
January 2019
Beginner
404 pages
8h 53m
English
Packt Publishing
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Chapter 1. Introduction to Attacking Web Applications

Web applications are everywhere. They are part of the fabric of society and we depend on them in many aspects of our lives. Nowadays, they are easy to develop, quick to deploy, and accessible by anyone with an internet connection.

The technology designed to help develop and deploy web applications has also boomed. New frameworks that enhance functionality and usability are released daily. Companies have shifted power to the developer, allowing them to be more agile and produce web applications quickly.

The following figure gives a taste of the more popular development environments and frameworks that have taken the application development world by storm. Node.js has brought the browser client ...

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