Exploding rockets & millions of free tokens? Let’s take a good look at integer overflows.
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Exploding rockets & millions of free #blockchain tokens? — It’s time we took a GOOD LOOK at integer overflows.Integer overflows are a tricky beast! This article is your free ticket, not just to understanding integer overflows but, to discovering new preventative measures.If you are not a software developer, please read on, integer overflows are fascinating. Also, I have worked really hard to make this article easy to digest; the maths and coding are on the light-and-easy side, so have a little fun.If you are a software developer, stick around until the end, because you will get a chance to deploy your very own smart contract on a blockchain. It’s fast and it’s free!RustWe are going to start off this article by providing you with a few, easy to understand, demonstrations; written in #rust. (...)