• amki@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        From the point of view of the decompiler machine code is indeed the source code though

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        1 year ago

        And? Decompilers aren’t for noobs. So what if it gives you variable and function names like A000, A001, etc?

        It can still lead a seasoned programmer where to go in the raw machine code to mod some things.

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        1 year ago

        No, it’s actually better when you can read the machine code.

        Most folks don’t care to recompile the whole thing when all they wanna do is bypass the activation and tracker shit.

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          1 year ago

          Having access to the source code actually makes reading machine code easier, so you’re also wrong on this entirely different thing you’re going on about.

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            1 year ago

            You’ve clearly never used a disassembler such as HIEW have you? You get the entire breakdown of the assembly code.

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                1 year ago

                I didn’t say it was. I just said loosely what the OG meme said, if you know how to read assembly, you know how to read (and write) what some of the code does.

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            1 year ago

            I never said disassembly or decompiling was easier in any way. I’ll agree with you on that, it’s way more difficult.

            Back to the point of the meme though, if you can read assembly, you can read it all.

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                1 year ago

                I’ve written drivers in 65 bytes of code. I don’t tend to use high level languages that hide what’s going on behind the scenes.