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hashes and databases


           Meanwhile, down at the studio...



                                                                    You come highly
                                                                    recommended from
                                                                    RSA. We have a very
                                                                    similar requirement at
                                                                    TVN... would you consider
                                                                    selling your code to us?









                                                                  Head First TVN is an up-and-coming sports
                                                                  network specializing in everything and anything
                                                                  to do with water. They are covering the National
                                                                  Surfing Championship and want their TV
                                                                  presenters to be able to use your program to
                                                                  access each surfer’s details in much the same
                                                                  way that RSA did. There’s just one small kink in
                                                                  their plans: TVN has all their data in a database
                                                                  system, not in a file.



                                                                 The TVN CEO















                         Which part of your program is most likely to change if you have to get the
                         surfer data from a database, as opposed to a file?










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