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by saagarjha 992 days ago
No, they’re mostly toys and demos. They’re not an accurate representation of real-world exploit development.
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oh i must be confused about what a CTF challenge is
CTF challenges are to cooking competitions what exploit development is to being a restaurant cook. There are time limits, practicality is less of a concern, and everyone knows that toy constraints are added because nobody wants to watch you stare at IDA for three weeks