computer-science

Byte masking is a deep CS concept reserved for the nerds. Here we will attempt to dissect the topic and provide a relatable experience for everyone. Welcome… Masking and its Relation to CS Masking is a process of concealing information. Take for example having a string "A" but revealing “X” to others such that only those with the information on how to get the hidden value can retrieve it. A byte is a group of bits(1 and 0) usually eight in number....

Part of the operators we get introduced to when learning to program is Bitwise Operators, examples are: The Bitwise OR | (a single pipe character) The Bitwise AND & (a single ampersand character) The Bitwise XOR ^ (a single caret character) Each of these has its usage, a refresher can be demonstrated considering these two variables foo=1 and bar=0 For the bitwise OR(|) operator const foo = 1, bar = 0 console....