Dima Kotik -- Application Security and the Zen of Python

Dima Kotik is an Application Security Engineer at Security Journey and has been programming in Python for years. As he was working on building out Security Journey's Secure Coding with Python content, he came across the Zen of Python, a set of guidelines for how to program in Python. He wrote a blog post about how to apply application security to the Zen of Python, and then we recorded this interview to talk about the concept in more depth. We hope you enjoy this interview with.... Dee Makotik is an application security engineer at Security Journey and has been programming in Python for years. We hope you enjoy this conversation with— Dima Kotik.The Application Security Podcast is brought to you by Security Journey.About Security JourneyDee Makotik is an application security engineer at Security Journey and has been programming in Python for years.→ Learn more about Security JourneyConnect with Dima Kotik:→ Zen of Python (PEP 20)→ Dave Cheney: The Zen of GoMentioned in this episode:→ Zen of Python (PEP 20)→ Dave Cheney: The Zen of Go→ Go→ Rust→ Node.js→ Ruby→ Flask→ IronPython→ Stackless Python→ Zig→ WireGuard→ OpenSSL→ NASA Ingenuity Mars HelicopterFollow the Application Security Podcast:➜ Home➜ X➜ LinkedIn➜ YouTube➜ Instagram➜ FacebookChapters:00:00 Meet Dima Kotik: Application Security and the Zen of Python02:02 That is, how did you get your start in application security05:06 That consistent06:45 Does Python fit into web applications09:53 Yeah. So, you wrote a blog post about the Zen of13:17 You wrote this article, you took the Zen of Python and17:23 What's the security takeaway then in regards to readable code21:15 That was readable, plus talking about the applicability of this whole32:57 What's the security takeaway then on the singular34:40 This has been very beneficial to understand the Python use cases