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Strange Loops: Ken Thompson and the Self-referencing C Compiler
- ajuc 16y agoNice hack. So how do we know modern compilers don't do this?
- carussell 16y agoThe original essay is Reflections on Trusting Trust. http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/ken/trust.html http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/ken/trust.html Having already read it, I found the blog post linked here to be convoluted. While I guess I understand the desire to publish a blog post on the subject, I think it's weird to a) not include original thought to add, instead just essentially paraphrasing the story, and b) not link to the more coherent primary source.