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Quantum Computing Not an Imminent Threat To Public Encryption
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 3:35pm CET by Soulskill
Tags: encryption
Bruce Schneier's latest blog entry points out an interesting analysis of how quantum computing will affect public encryption. The author takes a look at some of the mathematics involved with using a quantum computer to run a factoring algorithm, and makes some reasonable assumptions about the technological constraints faced by the developers of the technology. He concludes that while quantum computing could be a threat to modern encryption, it is not the dire emergency some researchers suggest. -
The P.G. Wodehouse Method of Refactoring
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 9:02am CET by kdawson
Tags: programming
covertbadger notes a developer's blog entry on a novel way of judging progress in refactoring code. "Software quality tools can never completely replace the gut instinct of a developer — you might have massive test coverage, but that won't help with subjective measures such as code smells. With Wodehouse-style refactoring, we can now easily keep track of which code we are happy with, and which code we remain deeply suspicious of."Read more of this story at Slashdot.