A couple of days ago, the PHP Foundation announced that they had been awarded a grant from the Linux Foundation to invest in PHP's "open source ecosystem security". In short: Volker will spend the next six months full-time on helping the community to report, find, and fix potential security issues; he'll also work across ecosystems to improve tooling for detection and prevention; and he's making an effort to educate and support the community so that his efforts can have a long-lasting impact.

I think this is a really good thing for the PHP open source community, but there's also a lot more to say about it. That's why I sat down with Volker yesterday to discuss his new role in depth. One crucial thing he mentioned is that he's looking for as much input from the PHP community as possible:

If you want to put your project forward or have questions or comments for me, I'd love to hear from you!

So if you have any questions or feedback for him after watching the video, make sure to send him an email: [email protected]

Things I wish I knew when I started programming

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This is my newest book aimed at programmers of any skill level. This book isn't about patterns, principles, or best practices; there's actually barely any code in it. It's about the many things I've learned along the way being a professional programmer, and about the many, many mistakes I made along that way as well. It's what I wish someone would have told me years ago, and I hope it might inspire you.

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