Announcing our new Community Communications Manager!

We announced our search for our first Community Communications Manager back in June, and after a thorough search, we are beyond excited to announce that Marie Nordin is the newest addition to our team! Reporting to Loren Crary, Director of Resource Development, Marie joins the PSF as a longtime contributor in Open Source, an experienced […]

React Latest Version – Everything You Need To Know (React 18)

The React community eagerly awaits each new version of the React library, which is the most commonly used web framework these days. In the last year, it has even overtaken jQuery, which has been the king of web libraries for many years, according to the latest Stack Overflow survey. It also earned the title of […]

WordPress 6.4.2 Maintenance & Security Release

This minor release features 7 bug fixes in Core. The fixes include a bug fix for an issue causing stylesheet and theme directories to sometimes return incorrect results. This release also features one security fix. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately.You can download WordPress 6.4.2 from […]

Over 17,000 WordPress sites hacked in Balada Injector attacks last month

Multiple Balada Injector campaigns have compromised and infected over 17,000 WordPress sites using known flaws in premium theme plugins. Balada Injector is a massive operation discovered in December 2022 by Dr. Web, which has been leveraging various exploits for known WordPress plugin and theme flaws to inject a Linux backdoor. The backdoor redirects visitors of […]

React JS Emerges A Clear Favorite Among World Leaders In Web Development

In a dramatic shift in the tech industry, React JS has emerged as the clear favorite among world leaders in web development. With millions of dollars in annual revenue, React JS is now the choice of the biggest names in business and technology. React JS, developed by Facebook in 2011, is an open-source JavaScript library […]

It’s time for our annual year-end PSF fundraiser and membership drive.Support Python in 2023!

There are two ways to join in the drive this year: Donate directly to the PSF! Every dollar makes a difference. (Does every dollar also make a puppy’s tail wag? We make no promises, but may you should try, just in case? Become a member! Sign up as a Supporting member of the PSF. Be […]

How to Install/Upgrade PHP 8.3 on MacOS with Homebrew

With a handful of new features such as typed class constants, granular Exceptions in the DateTime extension, the new json_validate function, functionality changes and improvements, and deprecations, PHP 8.3 is 2023’s major update to PHP. This article explains how to install or upgrade to PHP 8.3 on macOS using Homebrew. Shivam Mathur maintains two Brew […]

How To Migrate a TypeScript App from From Node.js to Bun?

Node.js has been a go-to platform for web development beginners and a favoured choice for start-up companies. However, since September 2023, Bun has gained a lot of traction in the development space.Ever since its introduction and it’s claim on being the fastest JavaScript runtime to exist, developers have continously tried to migrate their apps from […]

Announcing: MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse General Availability

Today, we announced the general availability of MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse and new capabilities in MySQL Autopilot that enable organizations to efficiently query data from object store using standard SQL syntax and without requiring database tuning expertise. Data in object store can be in a variety of file formats like CSV, Parquet or export from databases […]

Mocking APIs in Laravel Tests With Wiremock

Accounting for APIs while testing can be a confusing and sometimes painful process. Whether you are testing client-side components or server-side code, you must somehow mock or fake the request and response in your code. The landscape of testing tools that ship with third-party HTTP client code is a mixed bag. In the Laravel ecosystem, […]