The top software development news of the year

This article contains 10 of what we believe to be the biggest stories we covered throughout the year on SD Times.
Scientific Research Publishing

Secure Offline: A Hardware-Bound Cryptographic Framework for Software License Validation in Internet Constrained Educational Environments ()

The system employs HMAC-SHA256 (Hash-based Message Authentication Code using SHA-256) for license integrity verification. SHA-256 refers to the Secure Hash Algorithm producing 256-bit hash values (see ...
InfoQ

Nuxt Introduces Native Request Cancellation and Async Handler Extraction for Performance Gains

Nuxt 4.2 elevates the developer experience with native abort control for data fetching, improved error handling, and ...
Investopedia

Understanding the Hikkake Pattern: Identifying Market Trends

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of ...
Investopedia

Understanding Pattern Day Trader (PDT) Rules and Margin Requirements

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...