Re: Self Referential Code

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Re: Re: Self Referential Code by /dev/null (Chaplain) on Sep 08, 2002 at 02:42 UTC
Wow! You just made my week with that code! I should have done a search on quines.	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Self Referential Code by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Sep 08, 2002 at 02:51 UTC
I wish I could claim the credit for it, but that goes squarely to len. It was just one of the first things I saw when I came here, and so sticks in my mind. Damdest thing I ever saw in code. Well It's better than the Abottoire, but Yorkshire!	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: Re: Re: Self Referential Code by /dev/null (Chaplain) on Sep 08, 2002 at 11:46 UTC
Len inspired a response from Douglas Hofstadter. `-----Original Message----- From: Don<omitted> [mailto:drecking(at)comcast(dot)net] Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 10:47 PM To: 'dughof(at)cogsci(dot)indiana(dot)edu' Subject: Interesting quine.....` [download] I know you’ve probably seen many of these, but I found this wonderful Perl quine and I thought you would enjoy it. `-----Original Message----- From: Douglas Hofstadter [mailto:dughof(at)cs(dot)indiana(dot)edu] Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 12:38 AM To: Don<omitted> Subject: Re: Interesting quine.....` [download] Dear Mr. <omitted>, As a matter of fact, I've never run into a self-replicating program that had an interesting shape, let alone such a pretty spiral. So thanks for sending it along. All the best, Douglas Hofstadter.	[reply] [d/l] [select]