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LINE New-Grad Engineers: [June] Security Engineers
Koh You Liang2019-08-01
Application and Game Security Engineer at LINE. I also develop automation tools and handle bug bounty reports @kohyouliang
LINE welcomed 33 newly graduated engineers this year. In this monthly series, they will be introducing their experiences and give an overview of the work that they do. We have invited Mr. Koh from the Application Security Team to talk about his initial work and experiences. Introduction Hello! I am Koh You Liang and I officially joined the Cyber Security Department's Application Security Team (AST) in Fall 2018. Before that, I did part time work for the same team for over hal
- Security
- newgrads
A walkthrough of my experience at WWDC19
Kuan-Wei Lin2019-07-22
LINE Automation Developer, responsible for App/SDK related projects
The Apple World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) is an annual event for developers who want to see the latest announcements from Apple. I was blessed with the opportunity to attend WWDC19, and I'm grateful that LINE covered all the expenses to make it happen. As this was the first time attending this wonderful conference for all iOS developers, I wanted to make this trip worthwhile. Traditionally WWDC consists of two main parts: sessions and labs. Sessions are where Apple developers present th
Developer interview with Trustin
LINE Engineering2019-07-16
LINE Engineering Blog official account
Q. Hello, Trustin! Let's start with a brief introduction of yourself. A. Hi. My name is Trustin, and I'm currently involved in open source development of Armeria and Central Dogma at LINE. Before I joined LINE, I worked at Twitter, responsible for the maintenance of Netty as well as the development of new features and upgrades to next versions. Q. You seem to have built your reputation as an open source developer with the Netty project. Do you have an
- Interview
Monitoring to prevent game cheating
Lee Myeongjae2019-07-12
He is a security engineer at LINE.
It has been six years since we've began LINE GAME, and over those six years we've been through many experiences. Today, I'd like to share some lessons we've learned along the six-year journey of LINE GAME, specifically focusing on how we used monitoring to prevent game cheating. When I say "game cheat" in this blog post, I am referring to malicious users (abusers) using exploitative means to give themselves an advantage in the game, such as engaging in the act of modifying apps or manipulating
- Security Engineering
- LINE Games
Cutting through the smog: making an air quality bot with Haskell
Alexandre Moreno2019-07-01
I'm a server-side engineer working on location-based services.
Short and long-term exposure to air pollution can result in significant health problems. When air quality is considered unhealthy we should avoid certain activities, which poses a question that bears asking: how can we get notified when air quality is poor? This post is an attempt at solving this. In this tutorial, I want to show you how a chatbot can help you reduce your pollution intake, and how you can build your own chatbot in Haskell using the line-bot-sdk. This tutorial assumes that
Highlight LINE THAILAND DEVELOPER CONFERENCE 2019 - ‘Endless Possibilities with LINE API’
Tan2019-06-21
Developer Relations at LINE Thailand
Hi there, I'm Tan, a member of Developer Relations team in LINE Thailand. Recently, LINE Thailand has held the first technology conference by the name of “LINE Thailand DEVELOPER CONFERENCE 2019”. The event took place at BITEC Bangna on Saturday, May 25th. We had many developer guests as well as people from technology communities, with a pleasantly surprising participation count of more than 800 participants. A wide range of sessions were offered under the main theme of "Endles
How and what front-end developers actually do at LINE?
Yeoneui Hong2019-06-19
Working as a Developer Advocate at Developer Relations Team, enlightening the world with the life of LINE developers and their culture
Hello to the world! I'm Yeon-Eui Hong from Developer Relations Team. I'd like to take this opportunity to share the story of the LINE Developers Meetup held for the second time in Korea, on April 16, 2019. The theme of this meetup was "LINE front-end developers, what do they actually do and how?" I was proud to see all of the 120 available seats filled up at lightening speed, testifying to explosive interest from participants. In the course of preparation, I met with the member
- Web Development
Another one bites the apple!
Junho Jang (ramses)2019-06-14
I am responsible for security assessment at LINE.
Hello, world! I'm Ramses, responsible for security assessment at LINE. My work is to try to hack LINE services and find a way to enhance its security. During my personal time, I find and report security vulnerabilities in third party services also. This is my way of contributing to building a more secure world. Among hackers, this is called a bug hunt. Hackers participate in bug hunting to win a bounty, build their reputation as a hacker or just because they enjoy hacking itself. Many hack
- Security Engineering
First experience and takeaways of Google I/O 2019
Rene Tsai2019-06-11
LINE Android Developer, responsible for App/SDK related projects
Google I/O is an annual developer conference held by Google that brings together developers from around the globe for talks, hands-on learning with Google experts, and a first look at Google’s latest developer products. As an Android developer, it’s a dream to attend this conference, or you could say, festival. I am so honored and grateful that LINE sponsored me all the expenditure to attend I/O 19'. This was also my first time attending I/O and it was really amazing! No doubt, I g
- Google IO
LINE Things automatic communication
Ukrit Pongsathaporn2019-06-05
Lead Hardware Engineer at LINE Thailand. I develop and test integrating hardware into LINE Things Platform.
Good day to all once more, this is Ukrit again with an exciting new addition to LINE Things. The long-awaited "Automatic Communication" functionality has finally been released. This new feature will allow Bluetooth LE communication even if the LINE Things app is not launched. LINE Things-compatible IoT devices will be able to work closely with a LINE bot in an instant with this feature. LINE Things is a platform that allows users to pair and operate Bluetooth LE-compatible IoT devices th
- LINE Things