Embedded Programming Lesson 22: RTOS part-1

A Guide to Python Itertools

Those iterables are more powerful than you can possibly imagine. https://medium.com/@mr_rigden/a-guide-to-python-itertools-82e5a306cdf8

February 8, 2018

Code alignment issues.

even with such a small amount of code things may get incredibly complicated. I’m not saying we all should be experts in the hardware we are coding for, but at least be informed about such issues. Don’t take the first measured value as a final one. Collect profiles and check that you didn’t hit some architectural performance hit. https://dendibakh.github.io/blog/2018/01/18/Code_alignment_issues

January 22, 2018

ROP Emporium

Learn return-oriented programming through a series of challenges designed to teach ROP techniques in isolation, with minimal reverse-engineering and bug-hunting. https://ropemporium.com/index.html

January 8, 2018

Finding a CPU Design Bug in the Xbox360

Random ASCII: programming, tech topics, with a chance of unicyclingFinding a CPU Design Bug in the Xbox 36 The recent reveal of Meltdown and Spectre reminded me of the time I found a related design bug in the Xbox 360 CPU – a newly added instruction whose mere existence was dangerous. https://randomascii.wordpress.com/

January 8, 2018