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| location | Québec, Canada | |
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where is there a good description of the use of the word 'scope' in computer science? I don't think I know any language where "textual scopes" are inconsistent with "evaluation scopes". For instance, in Java, the execution "leaves the scope" when it has to evaluate the loop condition. |
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Mar 20 |
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Why isn't SSL/TLS built into modern Operating Systems? Certificates aren't much about "real" trust, they just complement encryption. What good is an encrypted channel if you speak with a rogue server? The point of certificates is to prove that you are communicating with the right computer, and to that end, just any root certificate you received through secure means is enough to validate the authenticity. For the rest, certificates don't prove anything about the intentions of a person, they just prove it's the real person and not some spoof. |
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Mar 20 |
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Why isn't SSL/TLS built into modern Operating Systems? I don't think having built-in SSL would solve the problem you mention. Now, instead of depending on specific libraries, you'll be depending on specific operating systems. |
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Mar 20 |
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Why isn't SSL/TLS built into modern Operating Systems? The vast majority of the security plumbing can happen without any user interaction. Inconvenience occurs only when people use certificates that cannot be trusted. |
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Mar 20 |
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Why isn't SSL/TLS built into modern Operating Systems? What is the practical difference between 'built-in' and 'bundled with'? As far as I know, all OSes somehow come with bundled implementations of SSL/TLS. |
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Mar 7 |
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Game programming : C# or C++? @Danny Varod, I don't really like to recommend Mono for cross-platform games development because up to now they've always been a little late over Microsoft in terms of features, and I don't expect it to change. Also, a major plus of developing with C# for Microsoft platforms is XNA, and until Mono also provides DirectX, it's not gonna work on non-MS platforms. |
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Mar 5 |
answered | Game programming : C# or C++? |
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Feb 27 |
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Why does the use of interface-based programming appear to be limited to behaviour? What is your definition of marker interface? |
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Feb 24 |
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What did your college do right and what could they improve upon? edited body |
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Feb 24 |
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What did your college do right and what could they improve upon? @davidhaskins I read your comment before the answer and thought MPelletier was angry that his institution blocked P2P. |
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Feb 23 |
answered | What did your college do right and what could they improve upon? |
