I have not worked on RCOS-Binstat since last April. When we left off I realized I did not have enough formal background. I had implemented incomplete disassemblers for x86 and MIPS with basic value propagation for constant folding, some simple SSA, and rudimentary analysis for doing things such as resolving function arguments. Just that alone was actually useful for finding real life bugs.
That code is still available here: http://github.com/adc/rcos-binstat
It sucks.
Hopefully I will get back to it soon. Currently I'm searching around for a language with good features and no bad ones. Something painfully simple and powerful with a low learning curve.
The next thing is to analyze the tremendous amount of projects that have advanced and been created and released to the public in this past year alone.
So what have I been doing in all my free-time? I spent the summer with some very good friends in the land of pirates.
Then stuff happened when I got back to school. My computer engineering classes have picked up, landing me an infinite well of excuses. And just when I thought it got better, the club started teaching a class: www.cs.rpi.edu/academics/courses/spring10/csci4971/.
At least last Fall I finally learned what a transistor is. After all, the university I attend once digested and emitted Teddy Hoff, the father of the microprocessor and Intel employee #12.
I also got some significant appreciation for Shannon's work on boolean logic. A Jean-Claude vs Claude deathmatch will obviously show Shannon as one mighty dude.
Someone should report back on Shannon's work with genetic computing.
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