[HN Gopher] Demystifying programs that create programs, part 1: ... ___________________________________________________________________ Demystifying programs that create programs, part 1: A disassembler Author : cyberlab Score : 52 points Date : 2021-04-11 16:44 UTC (6 hours ago) (HTM) web link (briancallahan.net) (TXT) w3m dump (briancallahan.net) | saurik wrote: | Starting a series on programs that create programs by looking at | a disassembler feels like starting a series on the people who | make movies with a film critic: it's a bold move... let's see if | it pays off. | 13of40 wrote: | Z80 is a good choice for this. About 20 years ago I wrote a JAVA | disassembler of similar complexity. After a decade and a half | more dev experience, about 5 years ago I tried to write an x86 | disassembler, couldn't wrap my head around it, and eventually | gave up. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-04-11 23:00 UTC)