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Real world uses for obfuscation

Asked 2009-07-22T21:10:07.617
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For what purposes would you want to obfuscate your code? I have not run into any real purposes other than participating in contests, but I am sure there must be some intelligent and useful reasons for obfuscating source code.

Why, in general, do you want or need to obfuscate your code?

What real-life applications does obfuscation have?

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  1. Prevent someone from understanding your code.
  2. Make your code shorter.
answered 2009-07-22T21:13:47.157
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The most important use is to reduce the size. I always use it on Javascript and on Java applications for mobile phones (j2me).

Some obfuscators can also do some small optimizations.

answered 2009-07-22T22:01:40.960

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