Game of Hacks
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Game of Hacks
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#2Very cool, but why doesn't it tell you what the correct answer is when you get it wrong?
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#3I like the idea. I feel like a few seconds are spent trying to figure out what language it's in, but maybe I'm just a dummy.
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#4It is good as a game, not so good as a learning tool. There should be an option to go back and analyze things with time for some research
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#5Play it on an iPhone. You can pause the timer by holding your finger on the iPhone's screen.
Yeah, it's cheating, but isn't that what it's all about?
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#6I liked the one that was a C program that used argv[0] (or argv[1] - cant remember) as the connection string for an SQL database. Then the answer was SQL injection. I mean, sure, you can argue that's a flaw with the program, but it's also THE ONLY POSSIBLE USE for the program.
I got 5/5 on advanced, but I don't think that proves anything. For most of the questions my response would be "decomp your code better and use comments."
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#7A little coloration and indentation would be great. Going through a chunk of 20 lines of unknown language in a couple seconds is already enough of a challenge especially for beginners, no need to add unreadability to it :P.
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#8Very cool, but why doesn't it tell you what the correct answer is when you get it wrong?
I was wondering that too... With some sort of insight into the correct response, one might be able to learn rather than just be tested. A lot of fun regardless.
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#9How can I see the correct answers?
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#10There's a big difference between having to select between four different kinds of vulnerabilities when given a piece of that you're told is insecure, and identifying them in the wild. This is more putting the square peg in the square hole than it is measuring the angles and being able to accurately identify the shape.