ABSTRACT: Educational software deployment in Sub-Saharan Africa faces significant challenges due to intermittent internet connectivity and limited digital payment infrastructure. This necessitates ...

From the paper Fast Hashing of Variable-Length Text Strings (archived) by Peter K. Pearson with additional edits by jeblad (Dec 13, 2025). The core of the Pearson hash algorithm is fast execution on ...

Mojang has dropped some huge news for Minecraft Java players - especially those that love to mod. While the modding scene is already thriving in Minecraft, it's not as accessible as you'd expect for ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. If you’re a Java developer and you haven’t built an AWS Lambda function before, you’ll be amazed ...

Cryptographic hash functions secure data by providing a unique fixed-length output for each input. These functions are essential in blockchain for data integrity and secure transactions. Understanding ...

Update 3/9/25: After receiving concerns about the use of the term 'backdoor' to refer to these undocumented commands, we have updated our title and story. Our original story can be found here. The ...

While passwords remain the first line of defense for protecting user accounts against unauthorized access, the methods for creating strong passwords and protecting them are continually evolving. For ...