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> When I read 'Self-Replicating Programs' [sic] it I immediately thought "Worms" You are not wrong at all. At its base, any virus is a quine. Well, both comput
by credit_guy 5y ago
> When I read 'Self-Replicating Programs' [sic] it I immediately thought "Worms"
You are not wrong at all. At its base, any virus is a quine. Well, both computer viruses and biological viruses are quines. Life itself would not be possible without quines.
- cuteboy19 5y agoSource code inspection (or cp) is considered cheating for quines, normal viruses don't follow this rule