How to compare binary files to check if they are the same?

Question

What is the easiest way (using a graphical tool or command line on Ubuntu Linux) to know if two binary files are the same or not (except for the time stamps)? I do not need

Answer 1

There is a relatively simple way to check if two binary files are the same.

If you use file input/output in a programming language; you can store each bit of both the binary files into their own arrays.

At this point the check is as simple as :

if(file1 != file2){
    //do this
}else{
    /do that
}