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I remember the lecturer commenting on what sort of sick and twisted mind could come up with such a ridiculous convoluted notion when I was taught it at universi
by mnw21cam 2y ago
I remember the lecturer commenting on what sort of sick and twisted mind could come up with such a ridiculous convoluted notion when I was taught it at university.
- ajb 2y agoWheeler was also one of the inventors of the "closed subroutine" AKA function, which had to be implemented via a hack as machines of the time did not include ISA support for "return": https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeler_Jump https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeler_Jump
- mnw21cam 2y agoYes. He also happened to be in residence just down the hall from the lecture theatre at the time.