One of the biggest perks of the Java language is the robustness of its app code. While C uses explicit pointers for referencing memory, all Java object references are implicit pointers that could not be manipulated by app code. This automatically rules out possible issues, like memory access violations, that inevitably could cause an app…
Even software that has been built with secure development procedures may still be vulnerable to attack, due to flaws in the interpreted programming languages they depend on. IOActive researcher Fernando Arnaboldi revealed at last week’s Black Hat Europe conference that serious flaws in interpreters for five popular programming languages put applications parsed by them at…
During my second year, I was browsing the Internshala website for an internship. I discovered that most of the internships intended for engineering students were either in web development or app development. I decided to go for web development because there were plenty of opportunities in that field. The only problem was that I knew…
Coding Dojo came to its findings by analyzing the hundreds of thousands of job postings that contained the name of a programming language on job search engine Indeed.com. One of the world’s largest coding bootcamps, Coding Dojo, has released an objective analysis of the most in-demand programing languages of 2018. Coding Dojo came to its findings by analyzing…
CLEVELAND – It’s a threat that could slow down advances in technology and leave us more vulnerable online. A massive worldwide shortage of skilled cybersecurity workers is expected in the next two years. Right now, a unique program is trying to beef-up that workforce by getting students not only interested, but proficient in computer science….
Are you hiring the right kind of software developer? That might seem like a ridiculous question considering developers are in short supply around the world. In fact, a recent survey on software developer hiring highlighted the high demand for developers. On average, developers get 11 headhunter calls a year. But with the explosion of low-code/no-code…
PHP got a whole lot more secure this week with the release of the 7.2 branch, a version that improves and modernizes the programming language’s support for cryptography and password hashing algorithms. Of all, the most significant change in PHP 7.2 is, by far, the support for Argon2, a password hashing algorithm [1, 2, 3]…
PHP 7.2, the latest version of the popular server-side web development language, has numerous features and fixes. The November 30, 2017, release is the second feature update to the PHP 7 series. PHP 7.0 debuted in December 2015 to much fanfare, with the upgrade offering double the performance of previous PHP iterations. New security features…
It’s hard to believe that only two decades ago, cell phones were luxury items that were too expensive and/or clunky to be marketable. Today, it is no small stretch to say cell phones are an intractable facet of modern life—we use them not only to make calls and send text messages, but also to browse…
PHP received a shot in the arm with the release of a new version of the programming language that provides support for an improved password hashing algorithm and includes high-speed cryptography. The release of PHP 7.2 includes support for the algorithm Argon2 and provides strong benefits in comparison to existing techniques. The update to the…
