wake up! 16b (demo writeup)
The demo 'wake up!' is a 16-byte executable for x86-64 Linux, created by hellmood. The writeup at hellmood.111mb.de details the techniques used to fit a graphical demo into just 16 bytes, including self-modifying code and exploiting instruction encoding. The demo displays a simple animation using only system calls and minimal instructions. This achievement highlights the extreme limits of code golf and low-level optimization. The writeup is available now, and the demo can be downloaded from the site.
// why it matters
Demonstrates extreme code compression techniques relevant to low-level optimization and security research.