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RustConf 2020 - Closing Keynote by Siân Griffin

Rust Programming Language2 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
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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.

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

C, C++, Rust, Go & systems languagesSpeedrunning, glitches & game hackingSecurity & hacking

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@xiaodai2020 · in “Super Mario Bros. 3 in 3 Minutes – World Record Speedrun Explained [video]”

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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@jtdressel2020 · in “Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?”

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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@Meekro2022 · in “Super Mario Bros warp zones were intended to work slightly differently [video]”

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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