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Compiler Explorer

Compare source constructs with compiler-generated assembly to study optimizations and recognize code patterns during reverse engineering.

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Category: Learning resources
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Sources reviewed: 2026-10-29

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Last commit: 2026-11-07
Language: TypeScript
License (GitHub): BSD-2-Clause

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Requirements & limits

Use the hosted interface or run a local instance with Node.js and configured compiler binaries. The pinned checkout’s .node-version is 22.23.4; the README accepts that version or newer and documents make-based setup.
The tool compiles supplied source for comparison; it does not recover source from an arbitrary binary. The hosted compiler inventory and a local instance’s configured compilers can differ.

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BibTeX

@misc{compiler-explorer,
  title = {{Compiler Explorer}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/compiler-explorer/compiler-explorer}},
  url = {https://github.com/compiler-explorer/compiler-explorer},
  urldate = {2026-10-29},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/compiler-explorer/}}
}

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Compiler Explorer. https://github.com/compiler-explorer/compiler-explorer (accessed 2026-10-29). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/compiler-explorer/

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README.md GitHub · compiler-explorer/compiler-explorer · Revision c655710
.node-version GitHub · compiler-explorer/compiler-explorer · Revision c655710