Learning About Security, and Some Other Things
It’s been about a week since I decided to become a security-focused developer, and already clear change is afoot. I’m excited about what’s coming. However, it’s not been without some challenges.
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Reflections on Ethical Hacking. Understanding Ethical Hacking and Other Certifications News
Recently, after four days of a harsh flu, I finished the Ethical Hacking, Understanding Ethical Hacking course, by Dale Meredith. So I wanted to blog about it.
Becoming a Security-Focused Software Engineer
There comes a time in your life when you have to look yourself in the eye and decide that you’re going to stand for something in your career, that you’re going to make it mean something. Today, I’ve made that choice!
How Docker Simplifies Creating a Multi-distribution Linux Shell Script
Do you write Linux shell scripts? Do your scripts work on more than one distribution? If so what does your development environment look like and what tools do you use to let you develop, debug, and maintain your scripts both quickly and relatively hassle-free?
How to Get GitHub-like Diff Support in Git on the Command-Line
If you use Git as your VCS (version control system), you’ll know that it has excellent diff support on the command line. However, even as good as it is, it still leaves a bit to be desired — at least when compared with tools such as GitHub.
PHP Day 2017 (Dresden)
As I traveled home from PHP Day 2017 in Dresden, I decided to put my thoughts together about the conference, and share them with you, if you weren’t there to enjoy the day yourself.
Should You Learn That New Skill?
A friend and I were talking recently about learning new software languages, and other technical concepts; something that most tech people do on a regular basis. But during the conversation, he brought up a really interesting point - how do you know when it’s worth it?
How to Create a Zend Expressive Module
Ever thought of creating a Zend Expressive module, one that either scratches an itch or allows you to use a set of related functionality across multiple Zend Expressive projects? I created one recently and share how I did it with you in this three-part series.
Vim - The Distraction Free Editor
A little while ago, I took to Twitter in a sense of jubilant excitement announcing that VIM was THE distraction-free editor. As it’s been quite some time since, I honestly don’t remember exactly what it was that motivated me to do so.
Use GitHub to Quickly Compare Two Branches and Create a PR of the Changes
If you need to quickly create a PR of the changes between two branches, GitHub is the quickest and most pragmatic choice. Here’s why.