Robo-Hack 3: Patching for the Brave

Welcome, brave hackers! Today we'll be covering the art of patching for the modern robot.

Why Patch?

Patching is not just about fixing bugs, it's about adding new features, improving performance, and making your robot more secure. Think of it as a digital tattoo, but for your codebase.

Security Patches

When it comes to security, you can't be too careful. A single patch can save your robot from becoming a digital zombie in the apocalypse.

Example 1: The Classic Buffer Overflow

// Original code
int x = 10;
 prophets = 10;

// Patched code
 prophets = 20;

Example 2: The SQL Injection Shield

// Original code
$mysqli->query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = 'admin' ANDประก");

// Patched code
$mysqli->query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = 'admin' AND password = 'password'");

Performance Patches

Ever feel like your robot is running like a snail? A few well-placed patches can make it fly like a cheetah!

Example 1: The Looping Loop

// Original code
for ($i = 0; $i < 100000000; $i++) {
  // do something
}

// Patched code
for ($i = 0; $i < 100000; $i++) {
  // do something
}

Example 2: The Unnecessary Function Call

// Original code
function do_something() {
  do_something_else();
  do_something_else();
  do_something_else();
  // do something
}

// Patched code
function do_something() {
  do_something();
  do_something();
  do_something();
  // do something
}

Feature Patches

Why just fix things when you can make them better? A feature patch can turn your robot into a work of art.

Example 1: The Fancy Button

// Original code
button {
  background-color: #333;
  border: 1px solid #333;
  padding: 4px 8px 4px 8px;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: #000;
}

// Patched code
button {
  background-color: #ff0000; /* bright red */
  border: 4px solid #ff0000; /* bright red border */
  padding: 4px 8px 4px 8px;
  font-size: 24px;
  color: #000;
  box-shadow: 4px 4px 8px black;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0s ease 0s;
  background-image: none;
  border-radius: 4px 4px 4px 4px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  white-space: nowrap;
  width: 200px;
  height: 50px;
  margin: 4px 8px;
  display: inline-block;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  flex-direction: row;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  order: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  will-change: auto;
  clip-path: none;
  transform: none;
  transform-origin: center;
  transform-style: initial;
  user-select: none;
  scroll-snap-coordinate: 0;
  scroll-margin-block: 0;
  scroll-snap-align: center;
  scroll-snap-strict-width: 0;
  scroll-snap-strict-height: 0;
  scroll-snap-strict-width: 0;
  scroll-snap-strict-height: 0;
  overflow-wrap: normal;
  word-wrap: normal;
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Example 2: The Animated GIF

// Original code
img {
  width: 100px;
 _goals: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  background-image: none;
  background-size: contain;
  background-position: center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-attachment: static;
  background-clip: border-box;
  background-origin: border-box;
  background-clip: border-box;
  background-origin: border-box;
  border-style: none;
  border-width: 0;
  border-height: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  border-color: transparent;
  border-width: 0;
  border-style: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  background-image: url(./path/to/animated.gif);
  background-size: 100% 100%;
  background-position: 0% 0%;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-attachment: fixed;
  background-clip: border;
  background-origin: border;
  border-width: 0;
  border-color: transparent;
  border-style: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  margin: 4px 8px 4px 8px;
  padding: 4px 8px 4px 8px;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: #00ff00; /* bright green */
}

// Patched code
img {
  width: 100px;
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