My last post discussed comparing the high-level contents of two JAR files using a Groovy script and a 2011 post covered displaying a particular JAR file’s manifest file. This post illustrates the ...

I know there's no practical purpose to this it's entirely theoretical. and I know a jar file uses the zip format. But how does one create a jar file without a manifest file. (I don't mean creating a ...

Package manifests in the npm registry are not validated against metadata files in the package itself, leaving the door open for attackers. The npm (Node Package Manager) ecosystem of JavaScript ...

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For many years, Phil Katz’s archive creation, zip, has been one of the most popular file archiving formats. Sun has adopted the zip format as the basis for the Java Archive (JAR). Sun has extended the ...

Anyone who’s produced HLS content knows that one of the most complicated tasks is creating the necessary manifest files. With the introduction of HEVC into HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), and mixed codec ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. One of the interesting features of the Kubernetes container orchestration technology is that ...