Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Comparative speeds for different Checksum & CRC implementations

Comparative speeds for different Checksum & CRC implementations.

For more information see my new book:  Understanding Checksums and Cyclic Redundancy Checks -- which includes downloadable open source example implementations for the checksums mentioned below.  This is a preview of section 12.1 from that book.

Monday, February 19, 2024

Book: Understanding Checksums and Cyclic Redundancy Checks


Amazon e-book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVXWDZ99   (Also available from country-specific Amazon web sites for:  UK, DE, FR, ES, IT, NL, JP, BR, CA, MX, AU, IN).  

Updated, permanent post with more info here: https://checksumcrc.blogspot.com/p/book.html


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