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Domain names

How the DNS protocol works. Plus the Bachmann–Landau notations for algorithms.

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Franco Fernando
Mar 20, 2023
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Hi Friends,

Welcome to the 17th issue of the Polymathic Engineer newsletter.

Today we will talk about:

  • How the DNS protocol works

  • Benchmarking algorithms with the Bachmann–Landau notations

  • Coding challenge

  • Three interesting tweets

Domain Name System

DNS is the protocol converting human-readable website names into IP addresses. Looking at it as a black box, it …

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