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Tiny Docker Containers with Rust
The Magic Thanks to Python, I have gotten used to Docker images that takes minutes (or dozens of minutes) to build and hundreds of megabytes to store and upload. But there is another way. The Rust way. Where you build your image in a second, and it only takes 5 MB. The Trick This is…
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Koch’s Dissertation on Learning Morse Code
This post is a summary of the dissertation that Dr.-Ing. Ludwig Koch submitted in 1935 to become doctor engineer. This is what is referred to by “Koch method” in the context of learning Morse code. I will publish my commentary in another post. You can find the scan, the transcription, and the full translation in…
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Where to Start with Rust
As a Rust evangelist, I have been asked a few times for resources to start learning Rust. I have compiled my thoughts in this article. I have ordered the resources in a rough order: you should first take a look at the first resources and later at the other ones. Do not take it as…
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Client-Side Password Hashing
tl;dr: When you think about it, hashing password only client-side (in the browser, in JavaScript) is not as terrible as you might think. And if you do most of the work client-side, you get something that is actually pretty secure. Storing Passwords So, I have been working on modernizing a Web application and fixing some…
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Strongly Typed Web Apps
I Am Old I like software to be correct. I know. Controversial, right? But as I have gained experience tinkering with various technologies, and building hobby project after hobby project, with some professional projects in-between, I have come to realize that I do not want to just pray and hope. I want to know that…
About Me
I found the Dark Side in elementary school in a book from the local public library that taught me QuickBASIC. Nowadays, I mostly use Python, C and C++. In the meantime, I got a Master in computer science from École normale supérieure de Lyon because I wanted to really understand how computers work. Then I got a PhD in mathematics from École normale supérieure because cryptography is fun.