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Short for (though often stylized as DEDE ), this tool was the gold standard for peering into the opaque world of compiled Delphi applications. While modern Delphi versions (10.x, 11.x, 12.x) have introduced new compilation tricks, Dede remains a fascinating piece of software archaeology. Delphi Decompiler Dede
0042A1B0 push ebp 0042A1B1 mov ebp, esp 0042A1B3 push ecx 0042A1B4 mov eax, [ebp+$08] ... 0042A1D0 call TListBox::Items::Add You now know the button adds something to a listbox. With manual analysis, you can rewrite a functional equivalent. Want a follow-up post comparing Dede vs IDR