Published a year ago

A Cross-Site Forgery(CSRF) Token is a special encrypted string that is sent back from the server side to the client side or frontend of a web application. The token is sent back again from the ...

Published a year ago

Pagination is the process of presenting large datasets or information in chunks instead of all at once. A very good example of this in action is Google search results. If you ever happen to scroll down to the bottom you will find a numbered list that you can click to see more results....

Published a year ago

Namespaces refer to the act of creating a scope within which a set of code operates. Without namespaces, every part of your source code will have access to other unrelated parts. This means there is a chance for conflict within your codebase. For example, if you have the same variable na...

Published a year ago

Hashing is the process of altering or changing a piece of data into another form in an attempt to obfuscate it. A good example is hashing user passwords before storing them in the database. By hashing the password anyone with access to the database can only see the hashed version and no...

Published a year ago

A constant variable is a variable that once defined cannot be changed throughout the execution of the source code. ...

Published a year ago

Exception handling is any piece of code you add to your software application to catch possible errors (expected or unexpected) within your software application. Most often a software application will come to a halt or break if it encounters an error. For this reason ...