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>It is a quine if we neglect the comments. Sure. Obviously. But if we don't neglect the comments, is it technically a quine? If one program is different from
by IIAOPSW 4y ago
>It is a quine if we neglect the comments.
Sure. Obviously. But if we don't neglect the comments, is it technically a quine?
If one program is different from another in a way that no one can discern by looking at the output or runtime, is it actually different? Are comments part of the code per se? Does "don't interpret this text as commands" count as a command?