news.hku.hk <bi******@hkusua.hku.hk> scribbled the following:
I'd like to ask if there is any program that can give me the source file
(*.cpp) when i only have the executable file (*.exe) ?
Such programs are known as decompilers, but they're not perfect. It is
impossible for a decompiler to give you back the same source code as the
original, because compiling is a lossy process. For example, all
comments, formatting and usually all local variable names are lost. This
is known as the "hamburger to cow" problem.
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