Xinchen Hui
Beijing, China
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Xinchen Hui is a seasoned backend engineer with 15 years' experience specializing in PHP internals, Linux C, and networking, based in Beijing. He is a recognized PHP internal expert who has contributed core fixes and features across prominent projects like msgpack-php, memcached, Yaf framework, and Yaconf, often addressing memory, serialization, and compatibility issues including PHP 7 ports. His work shows deep systems-level craftsmanship—implementing shared-memory caches, RPC components, taint tracking for XSS detection, and persistent config containers—demonstrating both performance and security focus. Holding a master's in Internet Security and a CS bachelor's, he blends academic rigor with pragmatic open-source impact. Colleagues would note not only his bug-hunting prowess but also his habit of proactively preparing projects for future releases and cleaner builds.
14 years of coding experience
Bachelor, Computer science, Bachelor, Computer science at Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityMaster, Internet Security, Master, Internet Security at University of International Relations
English
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Github Skills (37)
debugging10
caching10
debug10
msgpack10
memory-management10
configuration-management10
data-serialization10
c1110
serialization10
c1710
php10
rpc-server10
parsing10
parse10
rpc-library10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
laruence/yar
Jun 2012 - May 2022
Light, concurrent RPC framework for PHP & C
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 567 commits, 34 PRs in 10 years
Contributions summary:Xinchen's primary contribution involved migrating the Hermes RPC framework to GitHub and renaming it to Yar. The commits show the adaptation of core client-side components, including client and transport implementations. The changes also encompassed file structure adjustments and renaming of files and classes to reflect the new name of the project.
rpcconcurrencymsgpacklightphp
msgpack/msgpack-php
Sep 2012 - Dec 2018
msgpack.org[PHP]
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:84 commits, 16 PRs, 43 pushes in 6 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Xinchen primarily contributed to bug fixes and improvements within the msgpack-php repository. Their work involved addressing compiler warnings, resolving issues with mixed arrays and serialization, and fixing an issue related to session API integration. They also made preparations for upcoming releases and ported code to PHP 7.
phpmsgpack
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