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RustConf 2020 - Closing Keynote by Siân Griffin

Rust Programming Language · 9.8K views · 2020-08-21 · 39:03

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Overview

RustConf 2020 closing keynote by Sian Griffin that dives into Pokemon Blue glitches, notably Missingno and arbitrary-code-execution tricks. It uses them to explain how memory unsafety works and how memory-safe languages like Rust prevent such bugs.

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HN points to it as a fun, technically deep talk that makes memory-safety bugs vivid through a beloved game.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2020–2022

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C, C++, Rust, Go & systems languagesSpeedrunning, glitches & game hackingSecurity & hacking
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Meekro · 2022-06 · Strong recommendation

I loved the in-depth technical discussion in this video. If you're into this sort of thing, I highly recommend this pokemon/missingno discussion: [VIDEO]

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jtdressel · 2020-12 · Recommendation

I really enjoyed the RustConf 2020 Closing Keynote: [VIDEO] It details how the Poikemon missingo glitches work. (In the context of how memory safe languages would prevent them)

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xiaodai · 2020-09 · Reference

one of the best nerd food of all time. reminds of this keynote on how to get the best pokemon and cheat in pokemon blue! [VIDEO]

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