crack, train, fix, release - keynote at devit thessaloniki 2015
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CRACK, TRAIN, FIX, RELEASE
CHRIS HEILMANN (@CODEPO8), DEVIT, THESSALONIKI,15/05/2015
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MAN, I WAS AWESOME!
(I GOT A BIT BETTER)
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IT ALL STARTED WITH A FLOPPY…
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I SUCKED AT PLAYING GAMES - AND IT WAS FRUSTRATING.
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TCS ➜ RUN ➜ ENDLESS LIVES!
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THOSE CRACKERS MUST BE SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL!
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OPEN SESAME!
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FREEZE GAME ➜ EDIT SCREEN ➜ FIND LIVES COUNTER ADDRESS (F.E. $0410) ➜ HUNT MEMORY FOR CE 10 04 (DEC $0410) ➜ REPLACE WITH EA EA EA (NOP NOP NOP) ➜ ENDLESS LIVES!
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LET’S GO
THE DOOR WAS OPEN, AND I TOOK ONE STEP AT A TIME AND KEPT EXPLORING!
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ENHANCE!
• Level skipper • Weapons chooser • Toggle sprite collision • Learn Assembly language to
write trainer menu • Find space in memory for said
menu
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RELEASE!
• Learn about packers to create smaller version
• Add intro to boast • Give to people
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UPPING THE GAME!
• Removing copy protections • Level crunchers/packers • Fast loaders
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THE HACKER NEWS OF OLD…
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COMPETITION• First release • Smallest release • NTSC/PAL fix
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STANDING OUT FROM THE COMPETITION
• Jewel versions • Bug fixing • Highscore Savers • Writing Docs
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ELITE ACCESS TOOLING MADE THE DIFFERENCE
• Packers • Storage/Transfer tools • Cross-platform tools • Creation tools (Assemblers,
Pixel Editors, Sprite tools…) • BBS/FTP access
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GOING LEGIT
• Writing tools • Writing Games • Coding Intros/Demos • Moving on…
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ACCIDENTAL ARCHIVISM
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OHAI CINEMAWARE…
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ACCIDENTAL ARCHIVISM
• Floppies ➜ BBS ➜ FTP • Original storage media is
unreadable • Original companies gone • No official backups
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THINGS I LEARNED
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THINGS I LEARNED
• Nothing can hold you back when you are good at analysing and repeating
• Everything you see on screen came from somewhere - it is never set in stone
• It is much more fun to explore and tweak than to get something handed to you
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THINGS I LEARNED
• Working in a limited/unknown environment is a wonderful challenge
• You don’t need to feel limited by the environment you target - you can use whatever you want to create for it
• The more people do this, the more best practices can be shared.
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160 × 200 PIXELS (ON A 320 × 200 PIXELS DISPLAY)
16 PREDEFINED COLOURS 1 SCREEN-WIDE BACKGROUND COLOUR. 3 COLOURS IN EACH 8 × 8 (4 × 2) PIXEL SQUARE
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160 × 200 PIXELS (ON A 320 × 200 PIXELS DISPLAY)
16 PREDEFINED COLOURS 1 SCREEN-WIDE BACKGROUND COLOUR. 3 COLOURS IN EACH 8 × 8 (4 × 2) PIXEL SQUARE
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160 × 200 PIXELS (ON A 320 × 200 PIXELS DISPLAY)
16 PREDEFINED COLOURS 1 SCREEN-WIDE BACKGROUND COLOUR. 3 COLOURS IN EACH 8 × 8 (4 × 2) PIXEL SQUARE
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160 × 200 PIXELS (ON A 320 × 200 PIXELS DISPLAY)
16 PREDEFINED COLOURS 1 SCREEN-WIDE BACKGROUND COLOUR. 3 COLOURS IN EACH 8 × 8 (4 × 2) PIXEL SQUARE
• MUCH BETTER TOOLING • EXPERIENCE • SHARED TRICKERY AND
KNOWLEDGE • LOVE FOR THE PLATFORM
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HELLO, WEB
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HELLO VIEW SOURCE
• A big part of my success on the web was using view source and reverse engineering
• We all did, don’t let people tell you otherwise
• The lack of distance between creation and consumption was really down my alley…
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HELLO, TOOLS…
• Crawlers, Link checkers • HTML Validators • Web Development toolbars • HTTP proxies, sniffers • Venkman, Frontpage Express
JS Debugger…
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VIEW SOURCE+5/[H]/100%/JEWEL
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VIEW SOURCE+5/[H]/100%/JEWEL
• These days, developer tools have replaced view source
• We have incredible insight into what our code does in the browser
• Of course, not everybody is ready for this…
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Open sesame!WELCOME TO CYBER SPACE, HELP THE CYBER POLICE!
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THE BEST PART?
• Our tooling is free and open • A lot of it is across platforms
and gives remote access to other devices
• You can use the web, virtualisation and cloud based machines to test for all kind of issues
• We can share and fix issues collaboratively in real-time.
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AUTOMATION AND OPTIMISATION
• Task runners • Package managers • Pre-, Post-Compilers and
Transpilers • Cross-platform conversion
tools
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YOU ALREADY HAVE ELITE STATUS
• Releasing tooling publicly is the norm
• You could even say it is a competitive race much like the cracking scene was
• There is no shortage of hype
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REDACT.JS (RELEASE APRIL 1ST)
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AND WHILST WE GET EXCITED ABOUT IMPRESSING ONE ANOTHER WITH AMAZING TOOLS THAT ONLY LACK APPLICATION IN REAL PRODUCTS…
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THE WEB IS LOSING QUALITY.
https://twitter.com/Caged/status/590602214021922818
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THE AVERAGE WEBPAGE NOW IS 2MB WITH > 100 REQUESTS!
https://twitter.com/scottjehl/status/595827049136267266
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DJUSTET PRICING IS WHAT I CALL THAT!
ROAMING ON OUR MOBILES CAN BE UP TO 12 GBP / 10MB…
WHICH MEANS, I PAY ABOUT 3.32 EURO TO LOAD A WEB PAGE!
MALA…
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THIS IS NOT DEALER QUALITY SOFTWARE
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WE’RE FOCUSING TOO MUCH ON TOOLING AND PUT TOO MANY MAGICAL SOLUTIONS IN PLACE…
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WHEREAS WE SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON CREATING AMAZING END PRODUCTS.
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TIME TO CREATE SOME JEWEL RELEASES FOR THE WEB!
• Work cross-platform and input independent
• Perform jank-free at a sensible frame rate • Are small and simple and enhance when
possible • Use device storage to deliver repeated
content fast • Work offline • All browsers get what they can sensibly
display • Load dependencies on demand • Offer only as much as needed
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THE WEB IS THE MOST VERSATILE AND NON-ELITE PLATFORM.
GO AND MAKE YOUR MARK!
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Chris Heilmann
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@codepo8
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