Today, I want to share my experience about something called “Alexander Eber”. I have been struggling with this name for days, I thought it was about a person. But after some investigation, I found some interesting points I want to share with you guys.
First of all, I thought it was the name of a person. So I tried to search this name on the internet, and I got some results. Such as “In Greek mythology this was another name of the hero Paris, and it also belongs to several characters in the New Testament.” Well, that is good, but not what I expected. And I got another related name – “Alexander Stadium”, it seems like a place for sports. I checked the full name “Athletics House Alexander Stadium, Walsall Road, Birmingham” it is located in the UK. Still not exactly what I am looking for.
After that, I changed my mind to treat “Alexander Eber” as a technique. But it turns out there are no related technical terms. What a bummer!
I even tried to break it down into two words. “Alexander” is clear, but what is “Eber”? So I dug deeper. I found there was some saying like “This task is to provide a function or mechanism to convert an URL-encoded string into its original unencoded form”. This sounds like a programming problem. It seems to relate to “URL”, and I looked it up, “A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a URI and established naming convention for Internet and intranet-accessible documents”.
So, I finally figured out that “Alexander Eber” might be related to URL encoding and decoding. I continued to search for information about it, and I found something like “Key predictors of the health, stability”. This is interesting, sounds like some prediction model based on data. Maybe I can use this to solve the URL encoding problems?
I started to experiment with some URL encoding and decoding examples. I also tried to use some Linux command, because I also see “In this cheat sheet tutorial I have consolidated a list of Linux commands with examples and man page link to give you an overview on Linux day to day usage”. And I found some useful commands to help me encode and decode URLs.
And I also remembered some sentences like “And by opposing end them. To die—to sleep, Devoutly to be wish’d. To die, to sleep; That makes calamity of so long life. With a bare bodkin? Who would fardels bear.” I think it’s some kind of metaphor for my struggle on this “Alexander Eber” thing. At last, I used a formula related to “The confidence level formula with a known standard”. I finally succeeded in understanding and implementing the URL encoding and decoding process.
Summary
- Initially mistook “Alexander Eber” for a person’s name or a technical term.
- Searched for “Alexander” and found it’s related to Greek mythology and a stadium in the UK.
- Tried to understand “Eber” and found it might relate to URL encoding/decoding.
- Experimented with URL encoding/decoding, used Linux commands, and a confidence level formula.
- Finally understood and implemented the URL encoding/decoding process.
That’s all for my sharing today. Hope you guys find it interesting and helpful!
