PHP compile time generics: yay or nay?(thephp.foundation)

86 points by moebrowne 1 year ago | 50 comments

Today's PHP security release, and how we're strengthening security(thephp.foundation)

761 points by ejohnso49 5 days ago | 394 comments

PHP Foundation blog post on a PHP security release fixing two critical RCE vulnerabilities, how they were found, the disclosure leak, and how PHP security work is being strengthened.

Welcoming Elizabeth Barron as the New Executive Director of the PHP Foundation(thephp.foundation)

37 points by ulrischa 7 months ago | 19 comments

Python’s Preprocessor(pydong.org)

375 points by rbanffy 2 years ago | 81 comments

Blog post explaining how Python source code encoding declarations (PEP 263) can be abused to implement a preprocessor that transforms code before execution.

A road to Lisp: Why Lisp(scotto.me)

275 points by silcoon 3 months ago | 264 comments

LPython: Novel, Fast, Retargetable Python Compiler(lpython.org)

215 points by fgfm 3 years ago | 73 comments

Today's PHP security release, and how we're strengthening security(thephp.foundation)

761 points by ejohnso49 5 days ago | 394 comments

PHP Foundation blog post on a PHP security release fixing two critical RCE vulnerabilities, how they were found, the disclosure leak, and how PHP security work is being strengthened.

How fast are Linux pipes anyway? (2022)(mazzo.li)

462 points by SEJeff 3 years ago | 87 comments

Blog post exploring how Linux pipes are implemented by iteratively optimizing a pipe-based test program from 3.5GiB/s to about 65GiB/s using perf profiling.

PHP 8.2.35(github.com)

1036 points by tuyuri 5 days ago | 562 comments

GitHub release page for PHP 8.2.35, a security release fixing two critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerabilities; PHP 8.2 reaches end of life December 2026.

So you want to parse a PDF?(eliot-jones.com)

369 points by UglyToad 1 year ago | 199 comments

Blog post by Eliot Jones explaining how PDF parsing should work per the spec, covering headers, cross-reference tables, object offsets and trailers, and its real-world pitfalls.

PHP 8.4(php.net)

452 points by theThree 1 year ago | 299 comments

Official PHP 8.4 release announcement page describing new features like property hooks, asymmetric visibility, an updated DOM API, and performance improvements.

Parser Combinators(t3.at)

226 points by schindlabua 8 days ago | 81 comments

An interactive, slide-style blog post explaining parser combinators and how parsing turns unstructured text into structured data.