diff --git a/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst b/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst index 7c9340418..a6bead29f 100644 --- a/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst +++ b/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst @@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ This is just the bytecode "data" sent along with the request. Is there a decompiler available? ================================ -There is no decompiler to Solidity. This is in principle possible -to some degree, but for example variable names will be lost and -great effort will be necessary to make it look similar to -the original source code. +There is no exact decompiler to Solidity, but +`Porosity `_ is close. +Because some information like variable names, comments, and +source code formatting is lost in the compilation process, +it is not possible to completely recover the original source code. -Bytecode can be decompiled to opcodes, a service that is provided by +Bytecode can be disassembled to opcodes, a service that is provided by several blockchain explorers. Contracts on the blockchain should have their original source