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The time the x86 emulator team found code so bad that they fixed it during emulation
Summary
This blog post discusses a scenario involving the x86 emulator team who encountered poorly written code and chose to correct it during the emulation process, showcasing challenges faced by software engineers when dealing with legacy code.
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