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Comment #14268799
I enjoyed the paper, thanks. I am now inspired to rewrite some C++ in Haskell. Anyone have a modern example of this type of research? Opinions are welcome!
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Comment #14260435
This is the most valuable comment here.
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Comment #14224128
All you need is vanilla JavaScript! Seriously. Email me at john.has.come@gmail.com I will be glad to discuss my approach to completely avoiding these frameworks.
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Comment #13648049
It was remarkable to me that I could not think of a good example for you. Apparently I myself to not have any good C# to share even though I have worked with the language a lot. An…
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Comment #13612593
Haha, yes! Wait a second, lets just use rsync!
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Comment #13605661
Coffee
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Comment #13602775
I have been using symmetrically encrypted TCP servers and clients, which I have been developing in a C++ library. I believe the standard is basically TLS 1.2 asymmetric encryption …
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Comment #13602724
This is a hilariously difficult question, and I think stuff4ben provided a great answer. I'm going to start naming my web servers: web-server-load-balancer web-server-1 web-server-…
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Comment #13602492
Right. I think it is quite practical to wrap std::thread into "tasks" using std::mutex and/or std::atomic . If anyone has a multi-threaded conundrum, I'd be glad to discuss it.
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Comment #13601215
Modern C++ has some great, simple constructs like std::thread and std::mutex. What kind of parallelization do you need?
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Comment #13591381
Ok so I guess the resulting lesson from Canada for me is that having a HASH or MAC for encrypted files is the most critical part of any secure system OP is interested in. Furthermo…
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Comment #13586100
I agree that using the command line for this type of problem is going to be problematic. I also see clearly how hashing the encrypted data before "storing it at this 3rd party" wou…
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Comment #13585160
He is uploading files to an UNTRUSTED third party. I'm personally curious about the best solution... @Canada, if the "malicious"(untrusted?) server modifies the backup how could yo…
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Comment #13584763
Use AES 256 bit encryption. It looks like you found some openssl command line tools to do this, which appears fine. (I can't speak on the details of that particular tool.) Dependin…
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Comment #13564808
VirtualBox http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-... Then you can setup a great Linux VM and not have to worry about anything! (Sorta joking.) # yum -y instal…
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Comment #13083861
redhat linux, postgresql, modern C++, and plain old js
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Comment #12979987
I see how a mail server would be annoying to maintain. How about a file server with server-grade hard disks setup in RAID? I hope current digital file storage strategies and Ethern…
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Comment #12784100
Notepad on Windows, vi on Linux.
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Comment #12649159
THIS is a great idea. THIS is how brain-wave-mapping should be approached. THIS is actually how AI will become anything.
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Comment #12615565
Create a successful business; "$300k is not that big amount."
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Comment #12516769
Software engineering covers is an increasingly wide range of skills. For me, it has been critically important to realize the things which I love doing in this field, and the things…
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Comment #12507640
Code with few dependencies! I am not a fan of app-generators or specialized overweight package managers. Folks take enough advantage of yum/apt.
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Comment #12369395
I personally recommend a vanilla front-end. Contact me for details. ^_^