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Fast base64 encoding and decoding

Computers store data as streams of bits. Binary files like image, audio or video files are allowed to contain just about any sequence of bits. However, we also often use text formats; for example, web pages and emails are required to be text. So how do we send images by email? How do we embed … Continue reading…
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Jan 17, 2018Fast base64 encoding and decoding by joeyespo21077

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