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Reverse Engineering Large Software Projects?

Posted by Cliff on from the where-would-you-start dept.

stalebread queries: "Me and a team of other students have been tasked with reverse engineering a massive C/C++ (mostly C) computer game of about half a million lines. We have most of the source, but no clue of how to approach a task of this magnitude. Anyone have suggestions of programs, or techniques we could use to understand the structure of the game?"

2 of 104 comments (clear)

  1. Holy sh8t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Stuck with a big ball of mud? Yikes! I hates those. Outsource understanding it to India or Russia.

  2. Just a hint by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    You should start at main().