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How to construct UML activity diagram reflecting real programmed source code as docs
Please, tell me the things I must use for modeling an (Enterprise Architect) activity diagram of
object1.method1() calls object2.method2()
I'm able to dragndrop a method of a class from model ...
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Php create flowchart out of code tool [closed]
Exists something like this? I have a huge project, but unfortunatly I didn't document it very well, so now I like to do some kind of reverse engineering, create a good documentation and start to ...
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Is reverse debugging possible? [duplicate]
I know there are some products for reverse debugging.
I am wondering that does reverse debugging mean going to one step back or starting over again up to one step back?
I've found an explanation ...
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Reverse Engineering PHP application without reading the (ugly) Code
I have this new customer, that has this PHP App. It was written by a single developer that wanted to "make yet another framework" back in 2005. About 3 Years later the developer left the company, and ...
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Advise on How To migrate a huge monolithic java application towards something service-oriented
I am confronted with the problem of migrating a huge monolithic java web application towards a more service oriented approach. The application has grown for years from what it was originally desinged ...
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Is it legal to disassemble a Microsoft dll and post the result on my blog?
I'm writing an article for my blog about undocumented functions which exist in the dwmapi.dll library. I want to post the result of the disassembled code to explain how the names and parameters of ...
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Reverse engineering: what is it really good for? [closed]
I have some innocent/beginner questions:
What is reverse engineering good for?
As a programmer, should I learn the art of reverse engineering?
What are the benefits to a programmer who is ...
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Code obfuscator for C++
I suspect that obfuscating C++ code will make reverse engineering harder: without meaningful symbol names there will be no hints about modules functions and interactions.
Can anyone recommend good, ...
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What are some good resources for debugging/disassembling proprietary software?
From time to time, I experience different bugs with proprietary software that I need to interact with. In order to get through these bugs, I need to develop various workarounds. Is there a good book ...
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reverse engineering js/html controls as part of development
I'm starting a project with a big client that has several websites across the world, and they want to integrate them into a single Sitecore codebase/structure.
All good in principle, but there are ...
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Resources for C/C++ security (whitehat) hacking
I'm currently working as a C++ developer in a software security department, but not as a researcher or whitehat hacker. Security is an interest of mine, mainly in the areas where I can exploit code or ...
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Applications of Reverse Engineer, and very general process overveiw [closed]
As a student programmer, I only have very limited knowledge of the workings of much of the consumer software. I would love to one day be able to reverse engineer software to learn what makes it tick ...
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How can I work on my reverse-engineering skills?
I would like to start building up some software reverse engineering skills, and I'm looking for exercises or "challenges" to work on.
Are there definitive or go-to sites, like Project Euler, ...
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Project (that contains reverse engineering) hosting + license
I made multiple tools for extracting file formats that are found in (commercial) games. Where should I host the code? (e.g. Google Code, Sourceforge,....)
Normally it would be considered 'illegal' ...
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Which assembly should I learn?
I would like to learn about reverse engineering, but I'm little bit confused with many different assemblies. So to say... Let me explain!
Everytime I start reading assembly tutorial it states it is ...
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Decompilers - Myth or Fact?
Lately I have been thinking of application security and binaries and decompilers. (FYI- Decompilers is just an anti-complier, the purpose is to get the source back from the binary)
Is there such ...
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Legality of collaborative reverse-engineering
I have been disassembling a large software project on my own, as a hobby. It is an educational exercise and I have learned a lot in the process. That said, I feel that my progress would be ...
