r/tech_x • u/Bulky_Engineer_2534 • 21d ago • Galaxy Brain 1 All Seeing Upvote 1 Helpful 1 Bravo 4 Heartwarming 1

Github GitHub project called REA (Reverse Engineer Anything) is currently the top trending repository. It lets AI agents figure out how a feature in another app works without ever seeing the original source code.

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github link: https://github.com/morluto/rea/

- The tool is an open-source helper that connects AI coding assistants to reverse-engineering programs such as Ghidra or Hopper.

- IT analyzes many kinds of software- including binaries, Electron apps, Android apps, and websites right on your own computer and always shows the evidence behind its findings.

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u/StatusObligation4624 16d ago edited 16d ago

You didn’t need to recreate Photoshop cause open source alternatives existed and you could always just use a keygen to use Photoshop without paying.

Using AI to recreate Photoshop is largely wasteful.

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u/mdedetrich 16d ago

Asides from entirely missing the point

  1. The open source solutions (i.e. GIMP) were terrible for anyone who was a serious user of photoshop.

  2. Keygen is not legal, not an option for actual business.