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Nov 12

Obfuscating a WinUI 3 app: what {x:Bind} already made rename-safe, and the three strings that still break it

#nebulanet #obfuscation #dotnet #deepdive

9 min read

Nov 12

Reading top-level statements in decompiled C#: the synthesized Program class and the Main entry point

#decompilation #glassnet #dotnet #deepdive

6 min read

Cathy

Oct 12

Entropy As Aesthetic Imperative

#deepdive #tech #games

4 min read

Cathy

Oct 3

Echoes vs. Outliers: Finding Friction in Algorithmic Artistry

#deepdive #tech

2 min read

Cathy

Sep 29

The Necessity Trap: Finding Security in Systemic Slack

#deepdive #tech #games

4 min read

Oct 14

Decompiling foreach: the enumerator, the hidden try/finally, and when it is really a for loop

#glassnet #decompilation #dotnet #deepdive

7 min read

Oct 14

Obfuscating generics: renaming type parameters, and the constraints and reflection that pin the names down

#nebulanet #obfuscation #dotnet #deepdive

7 min read

Oct 14

Obfuscating enums: why the names survive renaming, and how ToString() and switch leak them

#nebulanet #obfuscation #dotnet #deepdive

7 min read

Oct 14

Decompiling control flow: how Glass.NET rebuilds loops and if/else from a pile of branches

#glassnet #decompilation #dotnet #deepdive

10 min read

Oct 13

Renaming to collisions: how Nebula reuses one name across members, and why the CLR tells them apart by signature

#nebulanet #obfuscation #dotnet #deepdive

8 min read

Oct 13

Designing a license key humans can type: base32, segment grouping, and a check digit that catches typos

#licensing #dotnet #deepdive

7 min read

Oct 13

Decompiling anonymous types: the generated generic class behind new { a, b }

#glassnet #decompilation #dotnet #deepdive

7 min read

Oct 12

Decompiling operator overloads: op_ names, checked operators, and the conversions that only compile as operators

#glassnet #decompilation #dotnet #deepdive

10 min read

Oct 12

Obfuscating an Avalonia app: compiled bindings, the ViewLocator convention, and what the XAML compiler already made rename-safe

#nebulanet #obfuscation #dotnet #deepdive

11 min read

Oct 12

Deactivating a license and moving it to a new machine: receipts, offline proofs, and transfer limits

#keyright #licensing #deepdive

11 min read

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