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crawshaw.io
| | bellard.org

[AI summary] The author describes the Obfuscated Tiny C Compiler (OTCC), a minimal self-hosting C compiler created for the IOCCC that generated portable i386 ELF executables from a 2048-byte source code limit.
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[AI summary] An article explaining how Position Independent Executables (PIE) enable Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) to improve system security and detailing the technical differences in compiling such executables.
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| | shrik3.com

[AI summary] A technical blog post explains the ELF binary format, dynamic linking, and the roles of the dynamic linker, GOT, PLT, and symbol tables using command-line examples.
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| | venam.net

Today we take for granted the concept of software as a tool but it didn't always exist. Mini-scripts, the interoperable programs, the small utilities for specific tasks, etc. This is what we're going to discuss, where do they come from, the history, and a bit more.
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