# Reverse Engineering for Beginners

> Dennis Yurichev's free book on understanding compiled programs and assembly, available in multiple languages.

- Type: Learning resource
- Targets: Binary
- Category: Learning resources
- Relationship: Learning resource
- Sources reviewed: 2026-10-15
- Added to the catalog: 2026-10-16
- Original resource: <https://beginners.re/>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/re-for-beginners/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/re-for-beginners/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/re-for-beginners/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- A browser or PDF reader; use the toolchains relevant to the exercises being followed.

## Primary sources

1. <https://beginners.re/>

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