“Finite Field Arithmetic.” Chapter 12B: Karatsuba Redux. (Part 2 of 2)

This article is part of a series of hands-on tutorials introducing FFA, or the Finite Field Arithmetic library. FFA differs from the typical “Open Sores” abomination, in that — rather than trusting the author blindly with their lives — prospective users are expected to read and fully understand every single line. In exactly the same […]

“Finite Field Arithmetic.” Chapter 12A: Karatsuba Redux. (Part 1 of 2)

This article is part of a series of hands-on tutorials introducing FFA, or the Finite Field Arithmetic library. FFA differs from the typical “Open Sores” abomination, in that — rather than trusting the author blindly with their lives — prospective users are expected to read and fully understand every single line. In exactly the same […]

“Finite Field Arithmetic” Regrind into Keccak-V Format.

The long-promised Keccak-V regrind of the current FFA codebase appears below: Title VPatch Seal “Chapter 1: Genesis.” ffa_ch1_genesis.kv.vpatch ffa_ch1_genesis.kv.vpatch.asciilifeform.sig “Chapter 2: Logical and Bitwise Operations.” ffa_ch2_logicals.kv.vpatch ffa_ch2_logicals.kv.vpatch.asciilifeform.sig “Chapter 3: Shifts.” ffa_ch3_shifts.kv.vpatch ffa_ch3_shifts.kv.vpatch.asciilifeform.sig “Chapter 4: Interlude: FFACalc.” ffa_ch4_ffacalc.kv.vpatch ffa_ch4_ffacalc.kv.vpatch.asciilifeform.sig “Chapter 5: “Egyptological” Multiplication and Division.” ffa_ch5_egypt.kv.vpatch ffa_ch5_egypt.kv.vpatch.asciilifeform.sig Chapter 6: “Geological” RSA. ffa_ch6_simplest_rsa.kv.vpatch ffa_ch6_simplest_rsa.kv.vpatch.asciilifeform.sig Chapter 7: “Turbo […]

Hypertext Concordance for "Finite Field Arithmetic."

In addition to phf’s excellent vpatch viewer, there will now be a page, generated via gnathtml, to help the interested reader to explore the moving parts of FFA. Click here to view Ch.11, with ffa_calc.adb as the root node. All subsequent chapters will also be offered in this reader-friendly format, in addition to the usual […]

Linux. (1991 - 2018)

Linux. ( 1991 — 2018. ) No disrespect is intended for Stepan Mitrofanovich Gudimov (1913 – 1941), died heroically in aerial ramming maneuver… whose beautiful tomb I stole here. But IMHO a dead project of Linux’s stature deserves a tomb, even if only an imaginary and stolen one. Especially a stolen project…

“Finite Field Arithmetic.” Chapter 11: Tuning and Unified API.

This article is part of a series of hands-on tutorials introducing FFA, or the Finite Field Arithmetic library. FFA differs from the typical “Open Sores” abomination, in that — rather than trusting the author blindly with their lives — prospective users are expected to read and fully understand every single line. In exactly the same […]

“Finite Field Arithmetic.” Chapter 10: Introducing Karatsuba's Multiplication.

This article is part of a series of hands-on tutorials introducing FFA, or the Finite Field Arithmetic library. FFA differs from the typical “Open Sores” abomination, in that — rather than trusting the author blindly with their lives — prospective users are expected to read and fully understand every single line. In exactly the same […]

“Finite Field Arithmetic.” Chapter 9: "Exodus from Egypt" with Comba's Algorithm.

This article is part of a series of hands-on tutorials introducing FFA, or the Finite Field Arithmetic library. FFA differs from the typical “Open Sores” abomination, in that — rather than trusting the author blindly with their lives — prospective users are expected to read and fully understand every single line. In exactly the same […]

“Finite Field Arithmetic.” Chapter 8: Interlude: Randomism.

This article is part of a series of hands-on tutorials introducing FFA, or the Finite Field Arithmetic library. FFA differs from the typical “Open Sores” abomination, in that — rather than trusting the author blindly with their lives — prospective users are expected to read and fully understand every single line. In exactly the same […]

“Finite Field Arithmetic.” Chapter 7: “Turbo Egyptians.”

This article is part of a series of hands-on tutorials introducing FFA, or the Finite Field Arithmetic library. FFA differs from the typical “Open Sores” abomination, in that — rather than trusting the author blindly with their lives — prospective users are expected to read and fully understand every single line. In exactly the same […]