Reply to post: Re: This is game-changing stuff

Merry Xmas, fellow code nerds: Avast open-sources decompiler

Bronek Kozicki

Re: This is game-changing stuff

@JulieM do not forget that 1) the decompiled source will have been after all the optimizations that the original compiler applied, hence it will be removed from the original programmers intent 2) it will not have any of the symbolic names that the original programmer intended and finally 3) it will not reflect the design of the original source, since all the static program constraints will have been optimized away (things like encapsulation etc.).

The tool is meant for providing a more readable form of what the program actually does, which is very useful in itself. However, I would not put collaboration between projects without appropriate language bindings in this bucket because collaboration implies a statement of intent, which is next to impossible if the design is hidden.

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