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Your mileage may vary. Batteries not included.

Password Hashing: Why and How

March 7, 2016 by “No Bugs” Bunny

Salted Password Hashes

Abstract:

Password hashing is a Big Headache, and doing it right is complicated

Quote:

Note that none of the C++11 random number engines (LCG, Mersenne-Twister, or Lagged Fibonacci) can be considered good enough for cryptographic purposes – in short, they’re way too predictable and can be broken by a determined attacker, given enough output has leaked.

Filed under: On.SecurityBest Practices

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Pre-Coding Checklist: Things Everybody Hates, but Everybody Needs Them Too. From Source Control to Coding Guidelines

February 29, 2016 by “No Bugs” Bunny

Developer's toolbox

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The basic idea behind Continuous Integration is simple: as soon as you commit something, a build is automatically run with all the tests you were able to invent by that time

Another Quote:

One thing which should be noted about agile criticisms, is that there is no real disagreement about what needs to be done; the sentiment in such criticisms is usually more along the lines of “we’re doing it anyway, so do we need fancy names and external consultants?

Filed under: Book: D&D of MOGs1st beta of Vol. I-IIIOn.DevelopmentDevelopment Processes

Tagged With: Agile
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Unity 5 vs UE4 vs Photon vs DIY for MMO

February 22, 2016 by “No Bugs” Bunny

Three-way shootout: Unity vs UE vs Photon

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You can still use HLAPI despite its shortcomings

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If you're using one of the engines above (and not your own one), and your game requires Client-Driven Development Flow, you may want to start with a single-player Unity 5, or with a single-player UE4.

Filed under: Book: D&D of MOGs1st beta of Vol. I-IIIOn.System ArchitectureDistributed systems(Re)ActorsOn.ProgrammingNetwork Programming

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IDL: Encodings, Mappings, and Backward Compatibility

February 15, 2016 by “No Bugs” Bunny

signing IDL contract

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Modifying generated code usually qualifies as a Really Bad Idea

Another Quote:

How much can be gained by each of such specialized encodings – still depends on the game, but if you can try-and-test a dozen of different encodings within a few hours – it will usually allow you to learn quite a few things about your traffic (and to optimize things both visually and traffic-wise too).

Filed under: Book: D&D of MOGs1st beta of Vol. I-IIIOn.System ArchitectureDistributed systemsOn.ProgrammingNetwork Programming

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