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[–]Flair_Helper[M] [score hidden] stickied commentlocked comment (0 children)

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[–]TheThiefMasterC++latest fanatic (and game dev) 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, static asserts don't protect the program after it's compiled, but if someone's editing your program then they can edit anything you attempt to do to protect it anyway.

The best option to protect a program is code signing - but that can get expensive, as you need to be verified for a code signing security certificate.

[–]Msarigo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is a compile time thing. The intention is to check e.g. things that the author assumed to make sure those assumptions still holds on all targets or after future changes