reverse-engineering
Coverage of reverse-engineering in the Nexus archive.
- Reverse-engineering is cheap now
The article discusses how reverse-engineering has become more affordable, as indicated by its title. It is hosted on Simon Willison's blog and has received 16 points and 5 comments on Hacker News.
- The adder at the heart of Intel's 8087 floating-point chip
The article discusses the reverse-engineering of the adder component in Intel's 8087 floating-point chip, focusing on its technical design and functionality. The 8087 chip was a key advancement in early computing for handling floating-point arithmetic.
- We Reverse-Engineered Docker Sandbox's Undocumented MicroVM API
Rivet successfully reverse-engineered Docker Sandbox's undocumented MicroVM API, enabling deeper integration and understanding of the containerization platform. The discovery was shared via a technical blog post that gained modest traction on Hacker News with 17 points.