Have you ever written anything in a low-level assembly language? The last time, I was in touch with low-level programming, was during my studies. I wrote something in x86 and MIPS assembly languages. It was not easy but I liked it and I think that every good developer should know basics of programming at low-level. Why I'm writing about that?
Recently, I've found a very good online game known as microcorruption which reminded me good old times. The goal od this game is to open a lock by exploiting bugs in the source code. In order to do so you have to use a debugger of MSP430 assembly language.
At the beginning, initial tasks seems to be very easy e.g. a password can be hardcoded in the source code. However, if you haven't worked with any low-level language for many years even so simple task can be challenging. Besides, every next task is more and more difficult.
microcorruption is a great game if you want to remind yourself things like registers, a calling convention, a stack, low-level addressing and many others.
I started playing and I cannot stop! I encourage you to try.
Recently, I've found a very good online game known as microcorruption which reminded me good old times. The goal od this game is to open a lock by exploiting bugs in the source code. In order to do so you have to use a debugger of MSP430 assembly language.
At the beginning, initial tasks seems to be very easy e.g. a password can be hardcoded in the source code. However, if you haven't worked with any low-level language for many years even so simple task can be challenging. Besides, every next task is more and more difficult.
microcorruption is a great game if you want to remind yourself things like registers, a calling convention, a stack, low-level addressing and many others.
I started playing and I cannot stop! I encourage you to try.
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