The PHP Roundtable - 054: Security: Encryption, Hashing and PHP

054: Security: Encryption, Hashing and PHP

10/25/16 • 70 min

We chat about security in the the PHP community, encryption & hashing in PHP and a new-hotness crypto library called libsodium.

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053: Why I'm Afraid To Admit I Use PHP

So you spend most of your time programming in PHP. You meet another programmer out in the wild. You begin explaining what you do. Do you find yourself using vague terms and actively trying to avoid the word "PHP?" Do you dread the question, "What language do you primarily code in?" Do you anticipate them scoffing at you when you say, "PHP?"
We discuss why PHP has such a bad rep in the eyes of many and why some of us feel the need to start conversations with, "I use PHP but let me explain..."

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