The Computer Journal 1986 29(6):573-574; doi:10.1093/comjnl/29.6.573
© 1986 by British Computer Society
Short Notes
Writing Self-replicating Code
V. Akman *
Department of Computer Science, University of Utrecht, Budapestlaan 6, P.O. Box 80.012 3508 TA, Utrecht, Netherlands
Writing a nontrivial self-replicating program is not difficult, yet when encountered with the task people in general seem confused. In this note we argue that this need not be the case.
Received July 1986.
* Department of Computer Science, University of Utrecht, Budapestlaan 6, P.O. Box 80.012 3508 TA, Utrecht, the Netherlands

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