Alex Lisenkov is a seasoned PHP developer with 12 years of experience building backend systems for media and web organizations, currently contributing at NPO in Utrecht. He has a strong track record developing Laravel-based custom applications and rapid-delivery systems, previously shaping software at Create BV and several Dutch agencies. An active open-source contributor, Alex enhanced the popular zxcvbn-php password-strength library with custom matchers, tests and refactors, demonstrating attention to security and maintainability. He combines practical hands-on coding and QA discipline with formal software engineering training from Mediacollege Amsterdam and international exposure through a Helsinki summer program. Quietly pragmatic, he focuses on readable, testable code that improves long-term team velocity.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Informatica (Software engineering) / Hogere opleiding Software engineer, Propedeuse, Bachelor of Science, Informatica (Software engineering) / Hogere opleiding Software engineer, Propedeuse at Hogeschool van Amsterdam
Realistic PHP password strength estimate library based on Zxcvbn JS
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & QA Engineer
Contributions:5 commits, 1 PR, 5 comments in 5 days
Contributions summary:Alex contributed to the core functionality of the PHP password strength library. Their work includes adding custom matchers to enhance the password analysis capabilities. They also implemented testing by adding new tests and upgrading to PHPUnit 7.0. They also refactored the code to improve maintainability and readability.
Contributions:3 releases, 6 commits, 4 PRs in 2 years 6 months
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