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RustConf 2020 - Closing Keynote by Siân Griffin

Rust Programming Language · talk · Watch on YouTube

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

What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I highly recommend this pokemon/missingno discussion”

    In-depth technical discussion of Pokemon Missingno glitch.

    Meekro, 2022-06 · Strong recommendation · in “Super Mario Bros warp zones were intended to work slightly differently [video]”

  2. “I really enjoyed the RustConf 2020 Closing Keynote”

    Explains Missingno glitches and how memory-safe languages prevent them.

    jtdressel, 2020-12 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: pokemon, missingno, rust, memory safety, glitches, keynote

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