Dmitry Vostokov Books

The book provides a comprehensive transcript of a seminar focused on physical memory analysis for Windows platforms, covering essential topics such as memory acquisition techniques, distinctions between user and kernel memory, and challenges in the analysis process. It includes practical insights into common WinDbg commands, memory analysis patterns, and frequent pitfalls, alongside a hands-on example with logs. This revised edition features updated slides and references, ensuring relevance for Windows 10 users and enhancing the overall learning experience.

Focusing on the ARM64 architecture, this book provides insights into how Linux C and C++ compilers produce binary code. It delves into reversing and binary analysis, covering essential topics such as assembly language programming, live debugging, and static binary analysis of compiled code. Ideal for professionals dealing with embedded devices like mobile phones and tablets, it equips readers with practical skills for understanding and manipulating binary code in modern Linux environments.

Focusing on Intel x64 assembly language, the book covers essential topics such as writing assembly programs, understanding pointers, live debugging, and performing static binary analysis on compiled C and C++ code. It is tailored for Linux desktop and cloud developers, providing practical insights and techniques to enhance programming skills in a low-level context.

Focusing on Python debugging, this book offers a pattern-oriented approach to help readers develop robust AI, machine learning, and cloud computing software. It aims to enhance understanding of diagnosing and addressing abnormal software structures and behaviors, equipping readers with essential skills for building reliable applications in these advanced fields.

The book provides a comprehensive guide to analyzing system crashes and abnormal software behavior using a pattern-oriented approach. It includes a full-color transcript of training sessions, featuring 12 exercises, source code for modeling applications, and 45 Q&A. Covering over 35 crash dump analysis patterns, it teaches users to navigate kernel and memory dumps with WinDbg. Aimed at technical support professionals and engineers, the updated 5th edition incorporates new memory dumps, Windows 11 exercises, and an optional Docker image, enhancing the learning experience.

Focusing on the fundamentals of debugging, this training course offers a modernized approach to understanding memory dump analysis in Windows systems. It emphasizes the importance of foundational knowledge, such as pointers, for effectively utilizing WinDbg beyond basic commands. Drawing from nearly two decades of experience, the author highlights the relevance of these concepts for beginners, asserting that the core principles of operating systems, assembly language, and compiler architecture remain largely unchanged. This resource aims to equip readers with essential skills for practical debugging.

The book features a comprehensive transcript of Software Diagnostics Services training, complemented by 16 practical exercises focused on Linux API topics. It is designed for individuals seeking to enhance their understanding of Linux API, which is essential for various applications in software diagnostics and development. The hands-on approach allows readers to gain practical experience while deepening their theoretical knowledge.

Using LEGO bricks as a teaching tool, this book provides an engaging way to explore category theory and abstract mathematics. It not only simplifies complex concepts through visual representation but also serves as a diagrammatic reference for understanding category theory. This innovative approach makes abstract mathematical ideas more accessible and enjoyable for learners.

Focusing on advanced concepts in category theory, this book delves into adjoint functors, various diagram shapes, and the structures of cones and cocones. It also explores limits and colimits, as well as pullbacks and pushouts, providing a comprehensive understanding of these fundamental topics. As a companion to Visual Category Theory Brick by Brick Part 3, it enhances the reader's grasp of the intricate relationships and frameworks within category theory.

The book offers a comprehensive guide to using the WinDbg debugger for in-depth analysis of system issues. It covers techniques for diagnosing crashes, freezes, and various memory-related problems, including heap corruption and leaks. Readers will learn to identify CPU spikes, blocked threads, deadlocks, and wait chains, equipping them with essential skills for effective troubleshooting in user space. This resource is invaluable for those seeking to enhance their debugging capabilities and resolve complex system errors.