Software composition analysis (SCA) Software bill of materials (SBOM) is the list of components that conforms a given software. SBOM management should be part of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). SBOM may be compound by: Uses of SBOM We can…
The use of plaintext passwords in source code is unsafe and should be avoided from an Security IT point of view. Unfortunately, this is a common practice. Keep in mind that in case you are using a code repository with…
Software versioning is the process of assigning version names or numbers to software. Software Version Assignment Some software assigns the version to the software automatically. Software created Visual Studio separates four numbers with dots. The meaning of each number is:…
This post is an introduction to C++. C++ is an adaptation of C to the object-oriented paradigm. It was originally developed by Bjarne Stroustrup. C++ Versions and Standards There are different standard versions of C++. Each version is standardized through…
An application programming interface (API) is a way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other. Concepts related to API Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is a is a process between two computer systems that enables two companies…
This post features some reimplementations of MS-DOS Video Games. List of Reimplementations of MS-DOS Video Games List of reimplementations of MS-DOS Video Games featured on this post: OpenTTD (Transport Tycoon Deluxe) OpenTTD is a remake of Transport Tycoon Deluxe (1995).…
In software engineering, continuous integration is the practice of merging all developers’ working copies to a shared mainline several times a day. Continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI-CD) is the merge of both. To achieve continuous integration you need: CI/CD is one…
This post features IT technologies to work with geospatial and geographic data. Geospatial Data Structures Geographic data structures featured on this post: GeoJSON GeoJSON official website Geospatial Databases Geospatial or geographic databases featured on this post: PostGIS PostGIS adds support…
This posts describes some ways to obtain the source code from software binaries. The process of obtaining source code from software binaries is an activity of reverse engineering. Methods to get Source Code from Software Binaries A disassembler is a…
This post features debugging tools. List of Debugging Tools Popular Debugging Tools: OllyDbg OllyDbg is a debugger for Windows that is primarily used for user-mode binary analysis and reverse engineering. For Windows. WinDbg WinDbg is more focused on kernel-mode debugging…