Misc - Pg. 2
Your Parent's Internet - How to Mitigate Misinformation
by Lane Wagner - Boot.dev co-founder and backend engineer
The age of information is not what we all hoped it would be. We successfully digitized the majority of human knowledge, and we even made it freely accessible to most. Now the problem is different, we have too much information. Answers to most questions can be found in thousands of distinct places online, and the new problem is "whose information can we trust?"
How to Get Consistent Line Breaks in VS Code (LF vs CRLF)
by Lane Wagner - Boot.dev co-founder and backend engineer
Have you ever had the problem where you submit a pull request and the diff is much larger than it should be? Maybe the code looks identical, but GitHub tells you it's completely different.
Quantum Programming 101: Backend Monitor
by Macauley Coggins - Researcher and Founder of Quantum Computing UK
In a previous tutorial we showed how you can get basic information on all quantum devices using backendoverview().
Quantum Programming 101: Superdense Coding Tutorial
by Macauley Coggins - Researcher and Founder of Quantum Computing UK
Superdense coding is a quantum communications protocol that allows a user to send 2 classical bits by sending only 1 qubit.
Will Banning Cryptography Keep the Country Safe?
by Lane Wagner - Boot.dev co-founder and backend engineer
Politicians in the United States have been claiming recently that end-to-end encryption is certainly too dangerous to permit. This movement is serious. Congress even introduced a bill that would remove the protections that we currently have that allow us to legally encrypt information. Lindsey Graham is one such proponent of this restrictive legislation:
Top 8 Online Crypto Communities
by Lane Wagner - Boot.dev co-founder and backend engineer
Crypto has been explosive in 2021. The gains have been even better than the memes! While dancing cat videos are fun, the wise will also take advantage of the various communities as an opportunity to learn more about the technology that supports decentralized money. I've put together a small list of the top crypto communities for you to check out this year!
