Ultimate Programming Resources Thread

[AfonsoJR]

I'm creating a Golang guide, not sure if it fits here 
https://github.com/afonsojramos/advent-of-code-2018/blob/master/go-guide.md

[Zorba2.17]

On 1/31/2015 at 3:32 AM, Markmjb said:

Introduction
Some of you guys might now Zonked thread with the exact name. He started the topic to gather our knowledge of the best programming stuff you can find.
So first, a thank you for Zonked who started this work!
Since he is unable to update the thread regularly, I will, with the consensus of alpenwasser, continue his thread.
 

Zonkeds intro
I decided it would be a good idea to have a thread that is a complete collection of helpful programming resources and tutorials. This will be an going, frequently updated post that will require input from you guys also. So help me build the ultimate programming resources thread. Simply leave them in the comments and I will add them.

General Programming Resources
Stack Overflow -A forum inhabited by professional developers. You can also ask questions and will receive help.
MIT Open Courseware -Online Computer Science lectures from MIT University. Features lectures, resources and handouts
The New Boston - Video tutorials of lots of languages, also entertaining.
Code Cademy - Interactive learning with rewards in a variety of languages
Code School - Interactive Tutorials in a variety of languages
TopCoder - Programming competitions
Google Code Jam - Archived Google Jam contests and exercises
USACO Training Gateway - Programming problems
Tutorials Point - Extensive written tutorials about a variety of languages
Tutorialized - Tutorial Site with the code embedded next to the tutorials
Educator - Tutorial site on a variety of languages

Python
Learn Python The Hard Way - Extensive HTML book on the basic of Python
Dive Into Python - Same concept as the above resource, but slightly more advanced
PyGame - Features tutorials for Python game development.
Python.Org - Official Python website. Includes tutorials and documentation.
Invent With Python - Online tutorials of actual programs and games (very good!)

C
Live Gnome - Variety of C resources and projects
Learn C The Hard Way - Learn C the Hard way (Work In Progress)
C Programming WikiBook - C programming Wiki
Tutorials Point - Lots of C resources
Learn C.org - Interactive C resources

[bOOK] C Programming in Easy Steps -  Mike McGrath (isbn 978-1840785449)

C#
MSDN - Official Site for C#
Home and Learn - Beginner C# Tutorials
C# Crash Course

C++
C++ Reference - C++ reference
C Plus Plus - Official C++ reference
Tutorials Point - C++ tutorials
C Programming - In depth tutorials on C++
MSDN Visual C++ - Visual C++ tutorials
Stephan T. Lavavej Video Tutorials: Core C++
Stephan T. Lavavej Video Tutorials: STL
Stephan T. Lavavej Video Tutorials: Advanced STL

Visual Basic
VB Code - VB tutorials
Home and Learn - Basic Visual Basic tutorials
Tutorials Point - Loads of great VB tutorials
Tutorialized - Even more Visual Basic tutorials

Java
Oracle Docs - Official Java documents
Code Ranch - Great Java forum
Tutorials Point - Lots of Java Tutorials
Learn Java Online - Lots of Java resources and interactive learning
Programcreek Great Java Tutorial Site

HTML/CSS/Javascript
W3 Schools - Good starting point for html/css/javascript
Mozilla Developers - Web development tutorials
HTML Dog - HTML, CSS and JavaScript tutorials
CSS Tricks - CSS Tutorials
JsFiddle - Javascript Collab Tool

PHP
Better PHP - PHP Video tutorials of code snippets
PHP Academy - PHP videos and tutorials
PHP.Net - Useful PHP documentation

SQL
Learn SQL the hard Way - Learn SQL the Hard Way

Perl
Perl.Org - Official Perl website.
Perl Meme - Perl Tutorials.
Perl Begin - Perl for beginners.
Modern Perl Books - Book on Pearl
High Order Perl Book - High Order Pearl Book

Ruby
Try Ruby - Ruby interactive resources.
Learn Ruby The Hard Way - Learn Ruby the Hard Way

Android Development
Android Developers - Official Google docs, tutorials, guides, tips and tricks
Google Developers - News and guides for a variety of languages including Android development
XDA Developers - #1 Android dev forum. Includes tutorials, ROMS, news, tips, techniques and much more!!!


iOS Development
Apple Documentation - Official Apple Documentation
Apps A Muck - Lots of iOS development tutorials
App Coda - More iOS application development

3D Programming
OpenGL Tutorials
Learning Modern 3D Graphics Programming


Books
Free Programming Book List on Github
Stackoverflow C++ Book Guide
Think Python -Allen Downey
Design for the non Designer -Robin WIlliams
The Pragmatic Programmer -Dave Thomas
Javascript: The Good Parts -Douglas Crockford
Code Complete -Steve McConnell
The Art of Computer Programming -Donald Knuth
Discrete Mathematics for Computer Scientists -John Truss
The art of Unix Programming -Eric S. Raymond
Head First Java and Design Patterns -Eric Freeman
C Programming Language -Brian Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie
Computers as Components -Wayne Wolf
Operating Systems Concepts with Java -Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Galvin, Greg Gagne
Higher Order Perl - Mark Jason Dominus
Perls of Wisdom - Steve Litt
The C++ Programming Language -Bjarne Stroustrup
Game Coding Complete -Mike McShaffry
Introduction to Algorithms -Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson and Ronald L. Riverst
Computer Organisation and Architecture -Linda Null and Julia Lobur
The Mythical Man-Month -Frederick P. Brooks JR
Computer Organisation and Design -David A. Patterson and John L. Hennesy
Architecture of Open Source Applications
Modern C++ Design -Andrei Alexandrescu
Computer Networking: A top-down approach featuring the internet -
Database System Concepts -Abraham Silberschatz, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan
Artificial Intelligence, A Modern Approach -Stuart Russel, Peter Norvig
Concepts in Programming Languages -John C. Mitchell
The Art of Prolog -Leon Sterling, Ehud Shapiro
Elements of the Theory of Computation -Papadimitriou
Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice -Hughes, van Dam, McGuire, Sklart
Java - How to Program -Harvey & Paul Deitel
Thinking in Java -Bruce Eckel
C++ Primer Plus (6th Edition) (Developer's Library)-Stephen Prata


Compilers/IDE's
Microsoft Visual Studio - Microsoft Visual Studio (C, C#, C++)
Eclipse - Eclipse (Java/Android)
Netbeans (Java)
Code Blocks - Code Blocks (C++)
Bloodshed (C++)
Android Studio
Jetbrains - Several IDE's and/or plugins that make C#/Python/Java/Php etc easier to code

Text Editors
Notepad++(Windows)
Text Mate (Mac)
Sublime Text(Windows/Linux)
Brackets
Aptana -Open source web development tool
Qt Project - C++/QML IDE
VIM -Advanced (!) Text Editor (small tutorial[/url)
Emacs -Advanced (!) Text Editor

Other
Gamedev.net - A forum full of professional game developers
DBforums - Database Forums
Codingbat - Java & Python Challenges
Bitbucket - Source Control Provider like github, but then Private
Sourcetreeapp - Tool to manage github/bitbucket
OverAPI - Cheatsheets for several languages
Regexr - Regular Expressioin Tester
Project Euler - Programming and math exercises (Can get quite advanced)

Contributors So far...
Darkfeign
alpenwasser
WanderingFool
majorawsome
pzyko103
WhatARoaster
crocski
Flojer0
MikeD
wolfsinner
hAxx
colonel_mortis
lord4163
Getov
TSegers
Hikaru12
fletch to 99
Nuluvius
forbsie1888

Robi_g

thanks for this initiative!

[alexemilberg]

The "Compilers/IDE's" should just be named IDE's

Sure some IDEs includes whatever compiler they like, but they are not compilers per se, they often just call the compiler externally.

[straight_stewie]

osdev.org for good free information about OS development. Be warned that the site expects you to already be an excellent programmer.

Additionally, for Unix compilation tools, GCC should be included. It is very nearly a reference ANSI C compiler, but it also includes tools for a number of different languages and targets.

[nicebyte]

Recommended books on programming and computers in general:

• CODE by Charles Petzold (should be required reading for any CS course, honestly)
• nand2tetris

Recommended books on C++:

• Effective Modern C++ by Scott Meyers
• C++ Primer by Lippman et al (make sure to get the latest edition)
• The Design and Evolution of C++ by Stroustroup

Recommended books on computer graphics:

• Peter Shirley's raytracing series ("Ray Tracing in One Weekend", etc.) - those are available for free online (http://inonewekend.blogspot.com)
• More advanced reading: Physically Based Rendering by Pharr et al. (also available for free online: http://www.pbr-book.org) 
• Realtime Rendering (http://www.realtimerendering.com)

 

  

[wasab]

Ultimate resources guide to game hacking. (hey, pretty sure many programmers call this their hobby)

Spoiler

All-In-One	Cheat Engine	[Open Source] A powerful, all-in-one game hacking tool with an extensive feature set. Varying versions for Mac, Linux, and Android can be found here. CE video tutorials here.
All-In-One	Squalr	[Open Source] A performant game hacking tool developed in C# with features that both rival and complement Cheat Engine.
All-In-One	CrySearch	[Open Source] A memory scanner akin to Cheat Engine, but with different features and a cleaner UI.
All-In-One	PINCE	[Open Source] A front-end/reverse engineering tool for the GNU Project Debugger (GDB), focused on games. It's essentially a work-in-progress Cheat Engine for Linux/MacOS.
All-In-One	Binary Ninja	[Commercial] A reverse engineering platform, hex editor, and interactive graph based disassembler.
Disassembler/Debugger	x64dbg	[Open Source] An x86 (32-bit)/x64 (64-bit) debugger for windows. Spiritual successor to OllyDbg.
Disassembler/Debugger	WinDbg	[Freeware] Microsoft's official Windows debugger which allows for debugging of both kernel and user mode code. There is also a new version of WinDbg being built for Windows 10 (WinDbg Preview), featuring an updated UI, new features, and more.
Disassembler/Debugger	Hopper	[Commercial] A powerful disassembler, decompiler, and debugger for macOS and Linux.
Disassembler/Debugger/Decompiler	IDA Pro	[Commercial] A multi-processor disassembler and debugger that works on Windows, Linux, and Mac. This is the crème de la crème of disassemblers/Decompilers in many professional reverse engineer's toolkits. A limited freeware version of v7.0 can be obtained here.
Graphics Debugger	RenderDoc	[Open Source] A stand-alone graphics debugging tool that allows quick and easy single-frame capture and detailed introspection of any application using Vulkan, D3D11, OpenGL, and OpenGL ES or D3D12 across Windows 7-10, Linux, or Android. Overview video here.
Graphics Debugger	PIX	[Freeware] Performance tuning and debugging for DirectX games on Windows and Xbox. Blog here; video tutorial playlist here.
Graphics Tool	Ninja Ripper	[Freeware] Utility to extract/rip 3D models (meshes), textures, and shaders directly from the running game.
Hex Editor	HxD Hex Editor	[Freeware] A fast, basic hex editor.
Hex Editor	010 Editor	[Commercial] Extremely powerful and robust hex/text editor.
Hex Editor	Hexinator	[Commercial] A worthy "010 Editor" competitor with many different features.
Hex Editor	Hex Workshop	[Commercial] A popular, feature-rich hex editor.
.NET Decompiler/Debugger	dnSpy	[Open Source] A .NET assembly editor and debugger, including support for Unity games (Mono binaries).
.NET Decompiler	ILSpy	[Open Source] A .NET assembly browser and decompiler.
Java Decompiler	JD-GUI	[Freeware] Displays Java source codes of “.class” files. You can browse the reconstructed source code with for instant access to methods and fields.
Java Decompiler	Helios	[Open Source] An all-in-one Java reverse engineering tool, featuring integration with the latest, up-to-date decompilers (Krakatau, Fernflower, CFR, Procyon, Javap, etc.).
Java Decompiler/Debugger	Bytecode Viewer	[Open Source] A Java 8 Jar and Android APK reverse engineering suite (decompiler, editor, debugger, and more).
Java Editor	Recaf	[Open Source] Used to edit the binary of java games/apps without needing a hex editor or having to decompile and recompile classes.
Flash Decompiler	JPEXS	[Open Source] Extract resources, convert SWF to FLA, edit ActionScript, replace resources, and more. Works on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Flash Decompiler	Trillix	[Commercial] Converts SWF to FLA and decompiles Flash (supports Flash up to CS6 & CC and ActionScript 3.0).
Java Deobfuscator	Deobfuscator	[Open Source] An all-in-one Java deobfuscator which will deobfuscate code obfuscated by most obfuscators available on the market. Accompanying GUI here.
Network/Traffic Inspector	Fiddler	[Freeware] A powerful web debugging proxy for any browser, system, or platform.
Network/Traffic Inspector	Wireshark	[Freeware] A robust network protocol analyzer.
Network/Traffic Inspector	Microsoft Message Analyzer	[Freeware] Enables you to capture, display, and analyze protocol messaging traffic--as well as trace and assess system events and other messages from Windows components.
Process Inspector	Sysinternals - Process Monitor	[Freeware] An advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. Part of the Windows Sysinternals tool suite.
Process Inspector	Sysinternals - Process Explorer	[Freeware] Details information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. Discover files/directories a program has open, etc. Part of the Windows Sysinternals tool suite.
Process Inspector	Process Hacker	[Open Source] A powerful, multi-purpose tool that helps you monitor system resources and debug software.
Process Inspector	WinExplorer	[Open Source] Shows all of a system's windows and their properties, like handle, class name, caption, size, position, and more. Can modify certain properties for outcomes like making a game run in windowed mode in which it isn't a built-in feature.
Function Inspector	CDA: Code Dynamic Analysis	[Freeware] Tool for recording, filtering, and hacking function calls within applications or games. x86 support only. Previously open-source and known as FunctionHacker. Tutorial video here.
Function/API Inspector	API Monitor	[Freeware] Allows you to monitor and control API calls made by applications and services.
Function/API Inspector	SpyStudio	[Freeware] Shows and interprets calls, displaying the results in a structured way. Details registry keys and files that an application uses, COM objects, windows the application has created, errors and exceptions, and more. Tutorials here.
Function/API Inspector	Spy++	[Freeware] A powerful tool allowing you to--among other things--spy on messages to/from selected windows in applications. NOTE: Spy++ is included with Visual Studio(including the free version, Community), but can be ran as a standalone tool. Video tutorial here.
File Inspector	Exeinfo PE	[Freeware] File packer/compressor detector which provides unpacking info and internal exe tools. A spiritual successor to PEiD.
.NET Deobfuscator/Unpacker	de4dot	[Open Source] A .NET deobfuscator and unpacker written in C#. Most obfuscation from supported implementations can be completely restored (eg. string encryption), but symbol renaming is impossible to restore since the original names aren't (usually) part of the obfuscated assembly.
Data Type/Structure Reconstructor	ReClassEx	[Open Source] A tool that intellgently reconstructs data types. Based on the original ReClass.
Data Type/Structure Reconstructor	ReClass.NET	[Open Source] A .NET port of ReClass, with many additional features. Video tutorials here.
File Format Parser	QuickBMS	[Open Source] An extensive tool that parses file formats and extracts/reimports files and archives.
File Format Parser	MultiEx Commander	[Freeware] Allows you to use and create scripts to extract/import files from/to game resource archives.
PE Inspector	CFF Explorer	[Freeware] Features include dependency walking, disassembly, hex editing, signature scanning/management, special fields description and modification (.NET supported), import adding, extension support, scripting, and more.
Firmware/File Analyzer	Binwalk	[Open Source] Binwalk is a fast, easy to use tool for analyzing, reverse engineering, and extracting firmware images. Also extremely useful for game analysis (finding/extracting images from resources, etc.).
Text/Binary Pattern Scanner	YARA	[Open Source] Create descriptions of, and rules based on, textual or binary patterns. Excellent for creating custom rules for tasks like identifying resources in a game, game engine and version being used for a game, etc. See YARA GUI for a Windows GUI front-end. Also, see yarGen for a YARA rule generator.
Injector	Xenos	[Open Source] A Windows DLL injector, based on the Blackbone library.
Compiler	Compiler Explorer	[Open Source] Run compilers interactively from your web browser and interact with the assembly!
Memory Scanner/Tracer	PSR (Pointer Sequence Reverser)	[Open Source] Traces instructions executed prior to reading/writing from/to the provided address of a data member or object, then highlights relevant instructions, identifies vtable pointers, and more. Relevant whitepaper here.
Memory Scanner/Data Structure Scanner	XenoScan	[Open Source] Lua scriptable memory scanner written in C++. Supports complex scanning, custom structures, and automatic detection of complex structures (linked lists, binary tress, class instances, etc). Expandable with support for emulators. DEFCON Slides here.

Libraries, Frameworks, Plugins/Add-ons/Extensions, Etc.

Title/Link	Description
Lighthouse	Code coverage plugin for IDA Pro. The plugin leverages IDA as a platform to map, explore, and visualize externally collected code coverage data when symbols or source may not be available for a given binary.
Kaitai Struct	A declarative language used to describe various binary data structures in files or memory (binary file formats, network stream packet formats, etc.). Allows for development of custom parsers for binary structures.
Frida	Allows you to inject snippets of JavaScript or your own library into native apps on Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux, iOS, Android, and QNX. Also provides custom, modifiable tools built on top of the Frida API. Beginner's tutorial here.
Volatility	An open source, advanced memory forensics framework used for the extraction of digital artifacts from volatile memory (RAM) dumps. Great for exploring RAM dumps of running games!
Rekall	A powerful memory analysis framework. Consider taking a look at their memory analysis workshop, which explains memory and memory analysis in great detail, as well as how to utilize their framework.
radare2	A portable reverse engineering framework that acts as a forensics tool, scriptable command line hex editor, binary analyzer, disassembler, debugger, and much more. An accompanying open source book on radare2 can be found here.
angr	A suite of python libraries that let you load a binary and perform a whole host of tasks: Disassembly and intermediate-representation lifting, program instrumentation, symbolic execution, control-flow analysis, data-dependency analysis, value-set analysis (VSA), and more.
CeAutoAsm-x64dbg	An x64dbg plugin that allows users to execute Cheat Engine auto assembler scripts within x64dbg.
CEAutoAttach	An x64dbg add-on allowing you to automatically make Cheat Engine attach to a process.
SignatureScanner	A C++-based signature scanning library.
Hacklib	A C++ library for building applications that run as a shared library in another application. It provides general purpose functionality like pattern scanning, hooking, and laying out foreign classes. Additionally it contains some D3D and OpenGL drawing facilities and a cross-platform, high-performance, 3D-capable, transparent overlay.
Detours	Microsoft's open source package for monitoring and instrumenting API calls on Windows. Note: Does not work with Windows Store apps due to lack of API support. Samples here.
Blackbone	A Windows x86/x64 hacking library. Visit the repo to learn of its copious features!
PolyHook	An x86/x64 hooking library that provides an abstract C++ 11 interface for various hooking methods.
mhook	A Windows API hooking library.
minhook	A minimalistic x86/x64 API hooking library for Windows.
CoreHook	A C# hooking library to intercept application function calls and extend their functionality with managed code using .NET Core.
EasyHook	A C# hooking library to intercept application function calls and extend their functionality with managed code using .NET.
memory.dll	C# hacking library used for making PC game trainers.
MemorySharp	C#-based memory editing library targeting Windows applications, offering various functions to extract and inject data and codes into remote processes to allow interoperability.
Cecil	A library to inspect, modify, and generate .NET programs and libraries.
xAnalyzer	An advanced static code analyzer plug-in for x64dbg.
AntiDBG	A categorized collection of Windows anti-debugging techniques written in C. These are self-contained debugger checks that will automatically detach debuggers. Great for learning anti-debugging techniques that might be used in games!
al-khaser	A proof-of-concept application that performs a whole slew of detection methods (virtual machine, emulation, debuggers, sandbox) with the goal of seeing if you can stay undetected. Great for learning how to stay hidden from anti-cheat implementations!
RAM Watch	A Lua script framework used to create displays for watching RAM via Cheat Engine. See it in action here.
Noriben	A Python-based script that works in conjunction with Windows Sysinternals Process Monitor to automatically collect, analyze, and report (via a simple text file) on an application or game's activities.
CyberChef	A simple, intuitive web app for carrying out various "cyber" operations, including simple encoding like XOR or Base64, more complex encryption like AES, DES and Blowfish, creating binary and hexdumps, compression and decompression of data, calculating hashes and checksums, IPv6 and X.509 parsing, changing character encodings, and much more. An in-browser, live demo can be found here.
Deviare API Hook	A professional open source hooking engine for instrumenting arbitrary Win32 functions, COM objects, and functions which symbols are located in program databases (PDBs). It can intercept unmanaged code in 32-bit and 64-bit applications.
Microsoft Detours	A software package for re-routing Win32 APIs underneath applications. 32-bit-only version is free.
Deviare In-Process	A code interception engine for Windows (a free-for-non-commercial-use alternative to Microsoft Detours). This library is coded in C++ and provides all the facilities required to instrumenting binary libraries during runtime. Supports x86 and x64 applications.
AutoIt	AutoIt is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and general scripting. It uses a combination of simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window/control manipulation in order to automate tasks.
ReShade	An advanced, fully generic post-processing injector for games and video software. Contains a wealth of information for how to intercept DX/OpenGL APIs and inject custom code (e.g. call your own code at present time when a frame is rendered).
Injectable Generic Camera System	Used for creating custom camera tools in games. Also contains small tools, like a custom DLL injector to bypass Windows Defender detection.
Bleak	A Windows native DLL injection library written in C#.
Jupiter	A Windows memory editing Library written in C#.

Interesting Repositories, Trainer and Custom Tool Source Code, Etc.

Title/Link	Description
makin	A tool to help reveal which debugger detection techniques a game is using.
JRemapper	An easy-to-use GUI for remapping classes, methods, and fields of compiled java programs. Useful with games like Minecraft!
Portal 2 Trainer	A hack/trainer for Portal 2 that demonstrates C++ and Win32 programming, including GUI, multithreading, and external/remote process memory manipulation.
Game Hacking (Book) Code Repo	This is the code repo for all the targets and samples used for the book, Game Hacking.
pdbWriter	A small tool to produce a dummy pdb for an executable with symbols at addresses from a file (think: porting work from, say, IDA to be used for dynamic analysis via Cheat Engine, which would apply the symbols from your custom PDB).
xortool	A tool to analyze multi-byte xor cipher and guess key length (based on count of equal chars) and key (based on knowledge of most frequent char).
GameTutorials	An expansive list of game development tutorials in multiple langauges. Heavy on source code and even inclusive of Win32 examples (which is an amazing resource if developing Win32 game trainers is of interest to you). Archive of accompanying site here.

General Information

Title/Link	Description
EFF FAQ on Reverse Engineering Legalities	This FAQ details information that may help reverse engineers reduce their legal risk. Use this information as a guide, not actual legal advice.

Blog Posts, Articles, and Presentations

Title/Link	Description
Introduction to Lua using Cheat Engine: Beginner to Basic Script Writer!	Cheat Engine contains a powerful Lua engine that affords game hackers a wealth of options, whether its through Cheat Engine's custom Lua methods or Lua's native methods. This guide is an introduction to Lua via Cheat Engine and Terraria.
Reverse Engineering for Beginners	An online workshop teaching some of the basics of reverse engineering in the context of gaming. The final project involves reversing a randomization algorithm in the game Minesweeper.
Hack.lu 2017: (Workshop) Reverse Engineering a MMORPG	This workshop covers the basics of reverse engineering a (M)MORPG. The target is Pwn Adventure 3, an intentionally-vulnerable MMORPG developed by Vector35.
Reverse Engineering Visual Novels 101, Part 1	A detailed tutorial on using Kaitai Struct to reverse engineer unknown formats.
Reverse Engineering Visual Novels 101, Part 2	A detailed tutorial on using Kaitai Struct to reverse engineer unknown formats (continued from above).
Exploiting Game Engines for Fun and Profit	This slide deck shows you methods to exploit game engines, effictively discovering attack vectors that will work across multiple games using the same engine.
Hooking LuaJIT	A blog post demonstrating how hooking into a game's scripting engine (in this case, LuaJIT) can expedite the reversing process and enable side-loading of custom scripts.
Reversing LoL Client w/ Custom API Monitor Definitions	This quick blog post shows how custom rules for API Monitor can be utilized to aid in the reversing process.
Reverse Engineering Animal Crossing's Developer Mode	A blog post that documents the process of using a disassembler and debugger to find and reverse engineer developer debug features that were left in Animal Crossing for the GameCube.
Reverse Engineering the Rendering of The Witcher 3	A multipart series of blog posts exploring various rendering methods used in The Witcher 3, and reversing them to modify shader bytecode.
GTA V - Graphics Study	A 3-part deep dive into graphics techniques used in GTA V. Also see his studies of DOOM (2016) and Metal Gear Solid V.
Fixing a Direct3D9 bug in Far Cry	A journey into the discovery and remedy of a pervasive bug related to broken water reflections on any Windows OS newer than XP, in the original Far Cry.
Fixing a Bug in an 18 Year Old Shockwave Game	A journey into finding and patching one byte to fix a nagging bug in an old Shockwave game.
Game Hacking: Hammerwatch Invincibility	A case study using dnSpy to hack a Mono-based game.
Riot's Approach to Anti-Cheat	A high-level glimpse into some of the ways Riot approaches anti-cheat.
Hacking Minesweeper: Programmatically Place Flags on Mined Blocks	The final challenge on begin.re, this tutorial uses IDA Pro and OllyDbg to demonstrate reversing via static and dynamic analysis.

Interesting/Educational Forum Discussions

Title/Link	Description
Note: CEF = Cheat Engine Forum	Link to Cheat Engine Forum
CEF Discussion - Memory Alignment	General discussion of memory alignment.
CEF Discussion - Mono: Instances and Invoking via Cheat Engine	Short tutorial demonstrating how to use Cheat Engine's Mono features, "Find Instances of Class" and "Invoke Method".
CEF Discussion - Deallocating Memory in createThread() Script	Script examples in x86 and x64 showing how to deallocate memory in a createThread() script.
Reverse Engineering of a Packet Encryption Function of a Game	An informative discussion from a question on StackExchange.

Videos

Title/Link	Description
Cheat Engine Tutorial: Demystifying Memory, AutoAssembler Scripts, Disassembler/Memory Viewer, and More	A deep dive into memory, scripting, and disassembly in relation to utilizing Cheat Engine.
How to Create a No-Clip Hack via Cheat Engine	An in-depth tutorial on approaches to creating no-clip hacks using Cheat Engine.
Introduction to IDA Pro (x86/x64, via Windows)	A well-paced, cursory overview of IDA Pro. It's given in the context of malware analysis, but everything you learn can be directly applied to game hacking.
Motherboard Livestream Archive: Researcher Cracks Elder Scrolls Online, Dark Age of Camelot, and Wildstar	Adrian Bednarek, better known as "Manfred", demonstrates the MMORPG hacks he wanted to show but couldn't during his DEF CON 25 presentation. This is a rare glimpse into the tools, thoughts, and approaches of a professional online game hacker!
Hacking Games in a Hacked Game	This video discusses goes over the results of those who solved CTF challenges in Pwn Adventure 3 at Ghost in the Shellcode 2015. Slides here.
The Security of Classic Game Consoles	A presentation demonstrating the technical details of what went into protecting the security of classic game consoles, as well as how those protections were broken.
Cracking Video Game Passwords, Season 1	A playlist demonstrating the password schemes used in numerous classic video games.
Sega Saturn - Cracked After 20 Years	A detailed look into what it took to finally defeat Sega Saturn's protection.
GDC 2018: John McDonald (Valve) - Using Deep Learning to Combat Cheating in CSGO	A video discussing how Valve uses deep learning to thwart certain types of cheating in CSGO.

Books

Title/Link	Description
Game Hacking	Game Hacking shows programmers how to dissect computer games and create bots.
Attacking Network Protocols	Attacking Network Protocols is a deep-dive into network vulnerability discovery.
Practical Packet Analysis, 3rd Edition	Practical Packet Analysis, 3rd Ed. teaches you how to use Wireshark for packet capture and analysis.
Exploiting Online Games: Cheating Massively Distributed Systems	This book takes a close look at security problems associated with advanced, massively distributed software in relation to video games.
Game Programming Patterns	A collection of game patterns that make code cleaner, easier to understand, and faster. A great reference for seeing forward engineering representations of what you discover while reverse engineering games!

Game Hacking Sites/Forums/Etc.

Title/Link	Description
REGames Subreddit	A subreddit dedicated to reverse engineering video games.
Reverse Engineering Subreddit	A subreddit dedicated to reverse engineering in general. Game-related submissions appear quite frequently.
Reverse Engineering on StackExchange	A link to all game-related discussions (sorted by newest) on the RE StackExchange site.
Cheat Engine Forum (CEF)	The official forum for Cheat Engine.
FearLess Cheat Engine	Cheat Engine cheat tables, discussions, and tutorials for game hacking.
Guided Hacking	Discussion of multiplayer and single-player game hacks and cheats.
UnKnoWnCheaTs Forum	Discussion of multiplayer game hacks and cheats.
MPGH (Multi-Player Game Hacking) Forum	Discussion of multiplayer game hacks and cheats.
ElitePVPers	Discussion of MMO hacks, bots, cheats, guides and more.
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Open Source and Safe-to-Hack Games

Title/Link	Description
List of Open Source Games	A large list on Wikipedia of open source games, both single-player and multiplayer.
Pwn Adventure Z	An NES zombie survival game made to be hacked.
Pwn Adventure 2	A custom 3D MMOFPS based on the Unity game engine. The game includes several quests that are only solvable by modifying the game client.
Pwn Adventure 3: Pwnie Island	A first-person, open-world MMORPG developed specifically to be hacked!
Minetest	An open source, multiplayer voxel-based game and game engine. (A Minecraft clone, basically.)
Xonotic	An open source, arena-style multiplayer FPS.
Nexuiz	The open source, multiplayer FPS game Xonotic is based on.
AssaultCube	An open source, multiplayer, FPS.

 

overwhelm by the list above and do not know where to start?

Well, read this

And this

Then  this   

 

We need more game hackers in this world. Also, please help me wage war on DRMs as well and train the next generation of game hackers.

 

[Yatharth Shah]

On 1/31/2015 at 3:32 AM, Markmjb said:

Introduction
Some of you guys might now Zonked thread with the exact name. He started the topic to gather our knowledge of the best programming stuff you can find.
So first, a thank you for Zonked who started this work!
Since he is unable to update the thread regularly, I will, with the consensus of alpenwasser, continue his thread.
 

Zonkeds intro
I decided it would be a good idea to have a thread that is a complete collection of helpful programming resources and tutorials. This will be an going, frequently updated post that will require input from you guys also. So help me build the ultimate programming resources thread. Simply leave them in the comments and I will add them.

General Programming Resources
Stack Overflow -A forum inhabited by professional developers. You can also ask questions and will receive help.
MIT Open Courseware -Online Computer Science lectures from MIT University. Features lectures, resources and handouts
The New Boston - Video tutorials of lots of languages, also entertaining.
Code Cademy - Interactive learning with rewards in a variety of languages
Code School - Interactive Tutorials in a variety of languages
TopCoder - Programming competitions
Google Code Jam - Archived Google Jam contests and exercises
USACO Training Gateway - Programming problems
Tutorials Point - Extensive written tutorials about a variety of languages
Tutorialized - Tutorial Site with the code embedded next to the tutorials
Educator - Tutorial site on a variety of languages

Python
Learn Python The Hard Way - Extensive HTML book on the basic of Python
Dive Into Python - Same concept as the above resource, but slightly more advanced
PyGame - Features tutorials for Python game development.
Python.Org - Official Python website. Includes tutorials and documentation.
Invent With Python - Online tutorials of actual programs and games (very good!)

C
Live Gnome - Variety of C resources and projects
Learn C The Hard Way - Learn C the Hard way (Work In Progress)
C Programming WikiBook - C programming Wiki
Tutorials Point - Lots of C resources
Learn C.org - Interactive C resources

[bOOK] C Programming in Easy Steps -  Mike McGrath (isbn 978-1840785449)

C#
MSDN - Official Site for C#
Home and Learn - Beginner C# Tutorials
C# Crash Course

C++
C++ Reference - C++ reference
C Plus Plus - Official C++ reference
Tutorials Point - C++ tutorials
C Programming - In depth tutorials on C++
MSDN Visual C++ - Visual C++ tutorials
Stephan T. Lavavej Video Tutorials: Core C++
Stephan T. Lavavej Video Tutorials: STL
Stephan T. Lavavej Video Tutorials: Advanced STL

Visual Basic
VB Code - VB tutorials
Home and Learn - Basic Visual Basic tutorials
Tutorials Point - Loads of great VB tutorials
Tutorialized - Even more Visual Basic tutorials

Java
Oracle Docs - Official Java documents
Code Ranch - Great Java forum
Tutorials Point - Lots of Java Tutorials
Learn Java Online - Lots of Java resources and interactive learning
Programcreek Great Java Tutorial Site

HTML/CSS/Javascript
W3 Schools - Good starting point for html/css/javascript
Mozilla Developers - Web development tutorials
HTML Dog - HTML, CSS and JavaScript tutorials
CSS Tricks - CSS Tutorials
JsFiddle - Javascript Collab Tool

PHP
Better PHP - PHP Video tutorials of code snippets
PHP Academy - PHP videos and tutorials
PHP.Net - Useful PHP documentation

SQL
Learn SQL the hard Way - Learn SQL the Hard Way

Perl
Perl.Org - Official Perl website.
Perl Meme - Perl Tutorials.
Perl Begin - Perl for beginners.
Modern Perl Books - Book on Pearl
High Order Perl Book - High Order Pearl Book

Ruby
Try Ruby - Ruby interactive resources.
Learn Ruby The Hard Way - Learn Ruby the Hard Way

Android Development
Android Developers - Official Google docs, tutorials, guides, tips and tricks
Google Developers - News and guides for a variety of languages including Android development
XDA Developers - #1 Android dev forum. Includes tutorials, ROMS, news, tips, techniques and much more!!!


iOS Development
Apple Documentation - Official Apple Documentation
Apps A Muck - Lots of iOS development tutorials
App Coda - More iOS application development

3D Programming
OpenGL Tutorials
Learning Modern 3D Graphics Programming


Books
Free Programming Book List on Github
Stackoverflow C++ Book Guide
Think Python -Allen Downey
Design for the non Designer -Robin WIlliams
The Pragmatic Programmer -Dave Thomas
Javascript: The Good Parts -Douglas Crockford
Code Complete -Steve McConnell
The Art of Computer Programming -Donald Knuth
Discrete Mathematics for Computer Scientists -John Truss
The art of Unix Programming -Eric S. Raymond
Head First Java and Design Patterns -Eric Freeman
C Programming Language -Brian Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie
Computers as Components -Wayne Wolf
Operating Systems Concepts with Java -Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Galvin, Greg Gagne
Higher Order Perl - Mark Jason Dominus
Perls of Wisdom - Steve Litt
The C++ Programming Language -Bjarne Stroustrup
Game Coding Complete -Mike McShaffry
Introduction to Algorithms -Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson and Ronald L. Riverst
Computer Organisation and Architecture -Linda Null and Julia Lobur
The Mythical Man-Month -Frederick P. Brooks JR
Computer Organisation and Design -David A. Patterson and John L. Hennesy
Architecture of Open Source Applications
Modern C++ Design -Andrei Alexandrescu
Computer Networking: A top-down approach featuring the internet -
Database System Concepts -Abraham Silberschatz, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan
Artificial Intelligence, A Modern Approach -Stuart Russel, Peter Norvig
Concepts in Programming Languages -John C. Mitchell
The Art of Prolog -Leon Sterling, Ehud Shapiro
Elements of the Theory of Computation -Papadimitriou
Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice -Hughes, van Dam, McGuire, Sklart
Java - How to Program -Harvey & Paul Deitel
Thinking in Java -Bruce Eckel
C++ Primer Plus (6th Edition) (Developer's Library)-Stephen Prata


Compilers/IDE's
Microsoft Visual Studio - Microsoft Visual Studio (C, C#, C++)
Eclipse - Eclipse (Java/Android)
Netbeans (Java)
Code Blocks - Code Blocks (C++)
Bloodshed (C++)
Android Studio
Jetbrains - Several IDE's and/or plugins that make C#/Python/Java/Php etc easier to code

Text Editors
Notepad++(Windows)
Text Mate (Mac)
Sublime Text(Windows/Linux)
Brackets
Aptana -Open source web development tool
Qt Project - C++/QML IDE
VIM -Advanced (!) Text Editor (small tutorial[/url)
Emacs -Advanced (!) Text Editor

Other
Gamedev.net - A forum full of professional game developers
DBforums - Database Forums
Codingbat - Java & Python Challenges
Bitbucket - Source Control Provider like github, but then Private
Sourcetreeapp - Tool to manage github/bitbucket
OverAPI - Cheatsheets for several languages
Regexr - Regular Expressioin Tester
Project Euler - Programming and math exercises (Can get quite advanced)

Contributors So far...
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lord4163
Getov
TSegers
Hikaru12
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Nuluvius
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http://www.allitebooks.com/

[JacobFW]

I know books have fallen out of fashion, but one of my favorite ones on algorithms that you can find for really cheap online and at used book stores is Algorithms in C++ by Robert Sedgewick.  One of those books I was really pissed off that none of my professors used.

[ANUPLUCIFERGAMER]

Would be great if anything new like ML, AI could be added up there!

[VirtuOlly]

This is just what I've been looking for! Why has it taken me so long to reach the forums after watching LMG for years, thank you all.

[rcorkum]

and asm.

 

 goasm and associated tools

 

fasm

 

Masm

[Dash Lambda]

Might as well add the Scala reference:

https://docs.scala-lang.org/

[Dat Guy]

The proof that there are "if loops":

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSSHRK_4.1.0/itnm/ip/wip/ref/reference/nmip_ref_stifloop.html

[MladenM]

I dont see this in first post, i think this links deserve to be there.

 

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/ multiple languages, and cs.

https://www.freecodecamp.org/ javascript, redux, react, html, css. 

 

[Krofter]

anything on kotlin language?

[Dat Guy]

The Android Developer docs are fine for Kotlin.

[Fredrik Svantesson]

Probably the best tutorial on Vulkan there is (for "beginners"): https://vulkan-tutorial.com/

 

Fits well under 3D programming!

[Wictorian]

Also online GDB for c and c++

[LetsLearnCoding]

I've been lurking in this thread and other forums for some time now. Wanting to learn how to code and where to begin. There's just too much information out there! But I came across this website called Udemy and it changed my life forever! 

 

Please note that I was a completely and utterly clueless when it comes to programming so if I can understand the course, you will to.. hopefully! 

 

I took this course specifically: https://www.udemy.com/course/html-css-and-javascript-the-complete-web-developer-course/

 

Hope this helps!

[LionJhon]

This is useful, thank you!

[Dat Guy]

I found that very late:

Conan can be integrated with CMake and automatically download and link your dependencies. The one missing feature in C/C++!

 

https://conan.io

[piemadd]

TBH you should probably add Repl.it to the mix since its a fully featured IDE.

[3.14159]

I would like to second CodeWars as an excellent resource for coding "puzzles". As a beginner I found the easy puzzles on this site the most approachable.

 

Two more similar "puzzles" resources:

HackerRank

LeetCode

 

Books:

But How Do It Know? by J. Scott. Hardware Basics in layman's terms

C Programming: A Modern Approach by K.N. King. Massive comprehensive resource; best "textbook" source I've used.

 

Online courses in roughly 20 programming languages:

SoloLearn (also has a phone app for those who like to learn that way)

 

C Basics on YouTube (Controversial link - but I found the material too helpful to not share.)

Online Programming in C for Beginners

 

It appears the author has not visited for > 1 year, but hopefully someone finds these helpful!

[wolginm]

A few more books you may want to add are (in no particular order)

• Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, and Stein's Introduction to Algorithms (3rd ed.)  ISBN 978-0-262-03384-8
  • https://edutechlearners.com/download/Introduction_to_algorithms-3rd Edition.pdf
  • This book takes a 'language agnostic' approach to code, and instead just lays out how to think about and write algorithms generally
•  Russell and Norvig's Artificial Intelligence - A Modern Approach (3rd ed.)  ISBN 978-0-13-604259-4
  • General purpose book providing good resources for AI methods and implementations
• Christopher Bishop's Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning  ISBN 978-1-4939-3843-8
• Tom Mitchell's Machine Learning  ISBN 978-0-07-042807-2
  • Each of previous two books provide useful context on the theoretical aspects of ML.  They have been helpful when trying to write my own ML functions.
• Mark Weiss' Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in C++ (4th ed.)  ISBN 978-0-13-284737-7
  • The only language dependent book, I used this to learn C++

Hope these book are useful/what your looking for!

[hello world 123456789]

2 things quick: Visual Studio Code should definitely be on the list, and also http://repl.it is a really awesome online coding platform thingy