RustConf 2020 - Closing Keynote by Siân Griffin
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN points to it as a fun, technically deep talk that makes memory-safety bugs vivid through a beloved game.
What it is
RustConf 2020 closing keynote by Sian Griffin that dives into Pokemon Blue glitches, notably Missingno and arbitrary-code-execution tricks. It uses them to explain how memory unsafety works and how memory-safe languages like Rust prevent such bugs.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2020 to 2022.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec Meekro · 2022-06 · on “Super Mario Bros warp zones were intended to work slightly differently [video]”
I loved the in-depth technical discussion in this video. If you're into this sort of thing, I highly recommend this pokemon/missingno discussion: [this video]
Recommends jtdressel · 2020-12 · on “Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?”
I really enjoyed the RustConf 2020 Closing Keynote: [this video] It details how the Poikemon missingo glitches work. (In the context of how memory safe languages would prevent them)
Cites xiaodai · 2020-09 · on “Super Mario Bros. 3 in 3 Minutes – World Record Speedrun Explained [video]”
one of the best nerd food of all time. reminds of this keynote on how to get the best pokemon and cheat in pokemon blue! [this video]