Stateless-Passwordless Authentication using Cryptography
Say you want to ensure a user has access to a given email address (or phone number) on the device that they are trying to… Read More »Stateless-Passwordless Authentication using Cryptography
Um, since when is PHP faster than C++?
Last week I was working on porting an encryption scheme to PHP from C++, mostly to embed it in a website and make changes to… Read More »Um, since when is PHP faster than C++?
Finally Getting ipv6 in WSL2
I really like using Windows to get around the web and write software, but I prefer Linux and bash for a CLI. Thus I tend… Read More »Finally Getting ipv6 in WSL2
A More In-Depth Reasoning behind PHP as a good language
Yesterday, I wrote a post over lunch that people just absolutely hated. It was great, in sort of weird way, to see that many people… Read More »A More In-Depth Reasoning behind PHP as a good language
Yes, PHP is faster than C#
So, I got an interesting spam comment on my post today: “It gets even crazier when you actually benchmark the two languages only to discover… Read More »Yes, PHP is faster than C#
My Favorite Language has Changed to PHP
For the last 15 years or so, my favorite language has been C#, despite using mostly PHP in my workplace since 2012. Over the years,… Read More »My Favorite Language has Changed to PHP
Thoughts on PHP Fibers
The last couple of days of my winter vacation, I wanted to really understand PHP 8’s fibers. To do so, I attempted to implement RAFT… Read More »Thoughts on PHP Fibers
Dissecting WordPress: Hooks: Filters and Actions
Many people tend to take WordPress hooks for granted (or loathe them). Hooks are a powerful way to change the But what, exactly, are hooks?… Read More »Dissecting WordPress: Hooks: Filters and Actions
Search is too good
I remember being eight or nine years old and wandering around the young adult section, trying to find a good book. I would basically just tilt my head and wander the shelves, reading titles. If something sounded unique or interesting, I’d read the first page. If I liked it, I’d take it home. Deep in the fiction section, I stumbled across a BASIC reference book, obviously not written for children and obviously not fiction. Little did I know, that book would transform the rest of my life.
Read More »Search is too goodWTAF: Designer, meet a programmer
So, I know I kinda promised a short story in my last post … but I was going to retheme this site first. And, well,… Read More »WTAF: Designer, meet a programmer