Continuing his reverse-engineering of the Intel 8087, [Ken Shirriff] covers the conditional tests that are implemented in the microcode of this floating point processing unit (FPU). This microcode ...

Reversing software code is often perceived as a shady activity or straight-up hacking. But in fact, you can use reverse engineering ethically to research commercially available products, enhance ...

“Reverse engineering” has something of a negative connotation. People tend to associate it with corporate espionage or creative desperation. In reality, reverse engineering is a useful skill and a ...

A U.S. Supreme Court decision could call into question a common practice among software companies: studying competitors’ products to improve their own offerings. The legality of this practice, called ...

Portable CMMs and software make reverse engineering useful for modifications, new designs, and duplicating parts without drawings. If you can measure an object, you can reverse engineer it. The key is ...