Terms starting with "C"
Closures & Anonymous Functions
PHP 5.3+
1
First-class anonymous functions that can capture variables from their enclosing scope via the use keyword.
7mo ago
PHP intermediate
Code Smell
3
A surface indication in code that usually corresponds to a deeper design problem — not a bug, but a maintainability risk.
7mo ago
Code Quality beginner
Cognitive Complexity
7
A readability-focused complexity metric that penalises nesting more heavily than cyclomatic complexity.
7mo ago
Code Quality intermediate
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
PHP 5.0+
4
A forged request tricks an authenticated user's browser into performing an unintended action on a site they're logged into.
CWE-352 OWASP A1:2021
7mo ago
Security intermediate
6.5
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
PHP 5.0+
2
User-supplied content rendered in the browser without escaping, allowing script injection into other users' sessions.
CWE-79 OWASP A3:2021
7mo ago
Security intermediate
6.1