Project: Block Chain

Author: Jason Chigabatia

Email: chigabat@grinnell.edu

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##Changes for resubmission

• Fixed all style errors and identified and fixed bugs with reporting of values for report function as well as error with validation of if chin isValid

Resources

References

1. StatusCode Tistory Blog

   • URL: https://statuscode.tistory.com/171#:~:text=1.%20사용자%20입력%20받기%20예제%20이%20예제는,입력할%20때까지%20계속해서%20사용자의%20입력을%20받아%20출력
   • Description: Provided examples for user input handling in Java, used in the getValidInt and getValidString methods.

2. StackOverflow - Answer by user "Ned Batchelder"

   • URL: https://stackoverflow.com/a/7693344
   • Description: Used for generating the hash in computeHash and mineBlock methods.

3. StackOverflow - Answer by user "Jaime Rodriguez"

   • URL: https://stackoverflow.com/a/51718622
   • Description: Provided the technique for mining the nonce in the mineBlock method.

4. StackOverflow - Answer by user "Tamas"

   • URL: https://stackoverflow.com/a/2817883
   • Description: Used for implementing the toString method in the Hash class to convert hash data to a hexadecimal string.

5. Grinnell College Osera Blockchain Lab

   • URL: https://osera.cs.grinnell.edu/ttap/data-structures-labs/block-chain.html
   • Description: Provided the general context and outline for the blockchain project in this codebase.

6. ChatGPT

   • Description: Assisted in generating properly formatted citations and compiling the references for the project.

7. NetBeans IDE

   • Description: Used for developing and managing the Java project.

8. Java Version 17

   • Description: Java Development Kit (JDK) version used for compiling and running the program.

9. Fui

   • Description: Helped in understanding the lab project and provided valuable insights into the implementation of the blockchain code.

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