Re: reverse engineer c or java

[john () THREEBS COM (John Swensson)]

if you want to decomplie a program, I've found that Java Classes are
easier to decompile.
http://www.javacats.com/US/articles/decompiler1.html

john swensson

On Fri, 19 May 2000, kj wrote:

> > Hey KJ. I don't know if this sounds stupid or not, but this is
> > basically what I want to know.
> > Matthew
> >
> > Is there any difference in difficulty between reverse engineering
> > an executable file or a Java Class. If the C or Java program is
> > written with security in mind by an experienced programmer, how
> > long would it take to reverse engineer each version of a fairly
> > simple application?
>
>
> The desired effect is to have a program that a client downloads off
> the internet, and Matthew wants to know if it should be written in
> c or java. Though, I take it both can be reversed engineered by
> talented programmers; but I guess he wants to know which would be
> harder or more complex to "hack".
>
> I am not too sure, thus I am passing it on to you gurus.
>
> K.J.
>
> "Never argue with an idiot. He will take you down to his level, and
> beat you with experience."