What's a front-end dev doing writing Go and why is the FBI here? - Kevin Centeno

Security

Front-end developer Kevin Centeno shares his experience writing a Go program for IP geolocation, detailing its development, accuracy, and impact on stopping harassment and misuse of IP data.

Key takeaways

The author is a front-end developer who wrote a Go program and shares his experiences.
The program is for IP geolocation, which connects a public IP address to a real-world geographical location.
The program involves converting pixel coordinates to world coordinates and then to latitude and longitude.
The author notes that Go is a simpler and more compact language than Node.js.
The program was used to stop the harassment of residents at a farm in Kansas, USA, who had been falsely accused of crimes.
The program analyzed IP addresses and provided an accuracy radius, which was used to narrow down the location of the residents.
The author notes that the program was faster and more efficient than a similar program written in Node.js.
The author shares his experiences learning Go and how he found it to be a more intuitive language than he expected.
The program was able to provide accurate locations, including the center of the United States.
The author notes that the program was able to analyze locations quickly, with results within 5 milliseconds.
The program was also used to provide maps with customized styles, such as colors for different features.
The author mentions that the program was written in collaboration with the back-end team, who were relieved not to have to review JavaScript code and security checks on Node modules.
The author concludes that learning Go was a positive experience and that the language is more intuitive than he initially thought.
The program was used to stop the misuse of IP geolocation data, which had been used to track individuals down to their homes.

What's a front-end dev doing writing Go and why is the FBI here? - Kevin Centeno

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