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Programmer code of honor (update)
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PostPost subject: Re: Programmer code of honor (update)    Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 3:04 pm Reply to topic Reply with quote

mcostalba wrote:
Don wrote:


From the wikipedia:

Reverse engineering is the process of discovering the technological principles of a device, object, or system through analysis of its structure, function, and operation.[1] It often involves taking something (e.g., a mechanical device, electronic component, software program, or biological, chemical, or organic matter) apart and analyzing its workings in detail to be used in maintenance, or to try to make a new device or program that does the same thing without using or simply duplicating (without understanding) the original.



This is a too general definition: we are talking of software here, not biological, chemical, etc..

When talking about software RE it means to look at the binaries usually by the means of some tool (a disassembler).

I never RE anything becasue I don't know how to do it and I don't want to spend days (weeks) learning it.

Said the above, in all my honsety, I CANNOT be against RE because I have took many ideas from some sources (ippo*) that I have made up my mind have been developed with the help of RE-ing an exsisting engine.

Note that in this case is totally off topic to debate if ippos are actually RE of Rybka or not. What it counts is that I believe they are and neverthless I looked at their sources and took ideas. This IMO makes me in a position where I cannot blame RE even if I have never used it personally, otherwise I would be an hypocrite.


RE has been going on for years, with people not looking at one line of ASM. Give a program a position, a depth limit, and then look at the output. Do this enough times and you can begin to recognize what it is doing, without any need to look at the asm...
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Programmer code of honor (update) Ed Schroder Fri Jun 29, 2012 8:03 am
      Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Ricardo Barreira Fri Jun 29, 2012 7:09 pm
            Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Vincent Diepeveen Fri Jun 29, 2012 10:55 pm
            Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Ed Schroder Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:19 am
                  Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Dan Honeycutt Mon Jul 02, 2012 3:47 pm
      Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Vincent Diepeveen Fri Jun 29, 2012 10:41 pm
            Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Ed Schroder Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:21 am
      Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Don Dailey Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:22 pm
            Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Ed Schroder Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:02 pm
                  Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Don Dailey Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:14 pm
                        Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Ed Schroder Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:17 am
                              Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Don Dailey Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:41 am
                              Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Richard Vida Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:13 am
                        Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Marco Costalba Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:46 am
                              Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Uri Blass Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:25 am
                              Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Thomas Petzke Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:44 pm
                              Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Robert Hyatt Sat Jul 07, 2012 3:04 pm
                                    Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Uri Blass Sat Jul 07, 2012 3:17 pm
                                          Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Ed Schroder Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:07 pm
                                                Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Uri Blass Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:19 pm
                                                      Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Ed Schroder Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:08 pm
                                                            Re: Programmer code of honor (update) H.G.Muller Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:27 pm
                                                                  Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Ed Schroder Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:55 pm
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                                                                                    Re: Programmer code of honor (update) H.G.Muller Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:17 am
                                                                                          Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Ed Schroder Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:40 am
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                                                                                          Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Vincent Diepeveen Fri Jul 13, 2012 2:36 pm
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                                                                              Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Thomas Petzke Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:03 pm
                                                            Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Vincent Diepeveen Fri Jul 13, 2012 2:26 pm
                                                      Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Thomas Petzke Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:06 am
                  Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Larry Kaufman Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:51 pm
                        Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Sune Fischer Wed Jul 11, 2012 3:29 pm
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                                          Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Vincent Diepeveen Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:47 am
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                                                      Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Vincent Diepeveen Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:19 pm
                                                            Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Ed Schroder Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:59 pm
                                                                  Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Vincent Diepeveen Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:51 pm
                                                                        Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Ed Schroder Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:27 pm
                                                            Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Rolf Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:55 pm
                        Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Ronald de Man Wed Jul 11, 2012 4:03 pm
                              Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Robert Houdart Wed Jul 11, 2012 4:52 pm
                                    Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Vincent Diepeveen Wed Jul 11, 2012 4:55 pm
                                          Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Robert Houdart Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:02 pm
                                                Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Vincent Diepeveen Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:12 pm
                                                      Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Robert Houdart Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:18 pm
                                                            Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Vincent Diepeveen Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:24 pm
                                                      Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Larry Kaufman Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:27 pm
                                                            Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Robert Houdart Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:35 pm
                                                            Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Vincent Diepeveen Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:06 am
                                                                  Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Lucas Braesch Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:26 am
                                                                        Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Vincent Diepeveen Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:03 pm
                                                                              Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Uri Blass Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:56 pm
                                                                              Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Lucas Braesch Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:24 pm
                                                                                    Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Vincent Diepeveen Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:09 pm
                                                                                          Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Lucas Braesch Fri Jul 13, 2012 3:59 am
                                                                                          Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Thomas Petzke Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:58 am
                                                                  Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Larry Kaufman Fri Jul 13, 2012 4:20 pm
                                                                        Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Vincent Diepeveen Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:00 pm
                                                Re: Programmer code of honor (update) H.G.Muller Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:59 pm
                                    Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Dan Honeycutt Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:58 pm
                                    Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Larry Kaufman Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:33 pm
                                          Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Robert Houdart Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:32 pm
                                          Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Dan Honeycutt Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:03 am
                                                Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Eelco de Groot Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:51 am
                                                      Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Dan Honeycutt Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:41 am
                                                            Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Rolf Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:28 pm
                                          Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Adam Hair Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:38 am
                                    Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Ed Schroder Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:04 am
                                    Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Rolf Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:12 pm
            Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Robert Houdart Thu Jul 05, 2012 11:07 pm
                  Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Don Dailey Fri Jul 06, 2012 12:18 am
                  Re: Programmer code of honor (update) H.G.Muller Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:45 am
                        Re: Programmer code of honor (update) Richard Vida Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:48 am
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