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May 26, 2021

Synchronous vs Asynchronous vs Concurrent vs Parallel

What is the difference and why does it matter?

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Martin Thoma in Plain and Simple

Jan 17, 2021

HTTPS vs SSL vs TLS

What they are and what the differences are

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Martin Thoma in Plain and Simple

May 17, 2021

How to use GPG

Send and receive encrypted messages

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Martin Thoma in Plain and Simple

Sep 4, 2021

Bugs, Issues, Flaws, Faults, Failures, Errors, and Defects

So many things that can go wrong

Martin Thoma in Plain and Simple

Oct 2, 2020

Identification vs Authentication vs Authorization

Identity, Roles, and Permissions

Martin Thoma in Plain and Simple

Nov 26, 2020

CAPTCHA 😇

Robots are not allowed

Martin Thoma in Plain and Simple

Jan 3, 2021

Dependency Vendoring

What it is and why it’s done

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Martin Thoma in Plain and Simple

Oct 3, 2021

What developers need to know about PDF

Standards, functions, usage, terminology

Martin Thoma in Plain and Simple

Jan 5, 2021

Decentralized vs Distributed

Learn the difference

Martin Thoma in Plain and Simple

Sep 18, 2021

Is it worth changing the Lightbulb?

Switching for a more efficient lightbulb for economic reasons

3 responses

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