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Clarify namespaces: runtime and compiler ...
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Description
Thinking more, the distinction between runtime and compiler, in the context of rules like this, seems ambiguous. Mostly the information of interest is more like 'language' perhaps?
Originally posted by @stevemk14ebr in https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/pull/518#discussion_r773415282
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Read the discussion in pull request #518, especially the comment linked in this issue, to understand why the runtime/compiler distinction is ambiguous. Clarify whether the namespace should represent runtime, compiler, language, or another concept, and document an agreed taxonomy and its expected effect on the rules.
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Assessment
- Domain
- reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100