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What did I find? Just a bunch of dusty ancient scrolls — outdated books, broken links, and long-forgotten Chinese and Russian forums. 📚 Painful stuff. There was literally no one breaking this down for free in a way that made sense.
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And honestly — how are we supposed to master operating systems if WinAPI itself is locked behind arcane knowledge walls?
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What did I find? Just a bunch of dusty, outdated and long-forgotten Chinese and Russian forums.
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So I tried opening tools like IDA Pro and Ghidra (which I still barely understand), and suddenly I was like:
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There was literally no one breaking this down for free in a way that made sense.
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“Wait… Isn’t this the same stuff from that old Charles Petzold book on WinAPI?”
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And honestly — how are we supposed to master operating systems if WinAPI itself is locked behind outdated knowledge walls and a boring Microsoft Documentation?
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Then it hit me:
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While I was struggling with CreateWindow, there were 17-year-old reverse engineering gods in underground Russian and Chinese forums casually posting cracked slot machine binaries, porting code to WinAPI like it was a hobby.
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So, I tried opening tools like IDA Pro and Ghidra (which I still barely understand), and suddenly I was like:
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Meanwhile, I’m sitting there thinking:
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“Wait… Isn’t this the same stuff from that old Charles Petzold book on WinAPI?”
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“Bro... what the hell?! These guys and girls are out here chewing IDA for breakfast.”
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While I was fighting hello world in python, 17-year-old reverse-engineering demons on Russian and Chinese forums were casually cracking slot machine binaries and chewing IDA like breakfast. 🥣💀
I decided to venture into the seas of outdated documentation and cryptic Chinese forums to bring you this treasure trove. 💎
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Why? Because learning shouldn't cost you that much effort. There should be somewhere you can just visit and get all of it. But there wasn't.
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**This repo is for all of you out there:**
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Struggling students 📚
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So I dug through outdated docs and cryptic Chinese forums to pull everything into one place — because learning shouldn’t feel like an unpaid side quest. 💎
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Curious coders 🧐
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Bootcamp dropouts 🏃♂️💨
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Anyone who's ever yelled "WHY ISN'T THERE A DECENT TUTORIAL FOR THIS?!" at 3 AM 🌙😤
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This repo is for: Students who are stuck 📚, curious coders 🧐, bootcamp dropouts 🏃♂️💨, and anyone who’s rage-searched WinAPI tutorials at 3 AM 😤🌙
I've poured my blood, sweat, and tears (mostly tears) into this project. It's my gift to you - the next generation of Windows programmers.
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Am 24, and am in no way a master at this stuff. 🧙♂️✨
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Am here to keep the flame of low-level programming burning bright!
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I’m 24, not a master at this stuff — just someone who put in a lot of time into this, so the next Windows programmers and Reverse Engineers don’t have to suffer as much. Am here to keep the fire of Low-level burning. 🔥
💻 Colorful code: (WinAPI is often seen as black and white; I mention it, and someone already visualizes MS-DOS. And since you like sleep, colored and image-filled notes won't let that happen...)
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**What’s inside 💻 Colorful code & visuals**
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WinAPI doesn’t have to look dead or ancient. The notes use color and images so your brain stays awake.
📚 Notes that actually make sense: (I know, shocking! Clear notes, explained to the core.)
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🎢 A rollercoaster ride through the weirdest parts of Windows that you'd never even thought existed.
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**Prerequisites and contributions:**
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C/C++ programming knowledge. (I already have a C and ASM repo if you don’t mind starting there).
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A love for low-level madness, unless you're a framework fanatic.
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**Prerequisites / contributions**
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🚫 Prohibited: Caffeine (Colorful notes need no caffeine; I promise you won’t sleep.)
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Basic C/C++ (ASM helps)
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🚫 No code contributions needed. I accept both pull requests, **cash for pizzas**. Email me if you need another donation method... 🍕
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Interest in low-level stuff
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Email me if you have something to tell me too.😉
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There's a lot of code and notes.
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No pressure to contribute code. If you really want to help, snacks will give me moral support to make you learning repos eg OS, TCP, and a lot that I have in store...
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Email me if you’ve got feedback or questions — there’s a lot to learn over here.
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