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research!rsc: Running the “Reflections on Trusting Trust” Compiler (research.swtch.com)
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Saw this posted somewhere on Lemmy already, but lost it.

This is a great write-up of the famous Ken Thompson's lecture "Reflections on Trusting Trust".

The author implements a bad compiler and explains what bits do what. I've found this an easy-yet-informative read.

Would highly recommend!

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