Danny Quist

@dannyquist.bsky.social

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Reverse engineer. Malware enthusiast.

Commandments of a good file format: Magic at offset zero. Fast identification, no bypass Up-to-date specs Reflect reality Clear chunk structure forward compatibility, easy parsing/cleanup Samples set Theory isn't enough Version number Forward thinking Extensibility Your format will evolve in unknown ways No duplicity Duplicity -> discrepency (skull emoji) Keep the spirit Don't reuse formats for different intent without trivial distinction No "constant" variables Ossification -> hardcoding Perfect is the enemy of good Shortcuts will be taken to avoid over-complexity
View of a Javelina trail descent, South Mountain, Phoenix Arizona