RustConf 2020 - Closing Keynote by Siân Griffin on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2020–2022.
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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.
HN points to it as a fun, technically deep talk that makes memory-safety bugs vivid through a beloved game.
“I really enjoyed the RustConf 2020 Closing Keynote”
3 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
I loved the in-depth technical discussion in this video. If you're into this sort of thing, I highly recommend this pokemon/missingno discussion: ▶ this video
in “Super Mario Bros warp zones were intended to work slightly differently [video]” · View on HN
I really enjoyed the RustConf 2020 Closing Keynote: ▶ this video It details how the Poikemon missingo glitches work. (In the context of how memory safe languages would prevent them)
in “Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?” · View on HN
one of the best nerd food of all time. reminds of this keynote on how to get the best pokemon and cheat in pokemon blue! ▶ this video
in “Super Mario Bros. 3 in 3 Minutes – World Record Speedrun Explained [video]” · View on HN