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Written by Kevlin Henney on 2025-01-13 at 08:45

New blog post: FAQ: Why 97 Things?

Where I answer the most common question I get about the 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know and the 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know books I edited.

https://kevlinhenney.medium.com/faq-why-97-things-825ce0fc7862

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Written by Elric on 2025-01-13 at 08:54

@kevlin It's also the largest double digit prime, and is often used to compute checksums, e.g. in IBANs.

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Written by Kevlin Henney on 2025-01-13 at 09:33

@elricofmelnibone I often used to joke that it was chosen because it was a strong prime and those were important in cryptography, which contains elements of truth 🙃

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