On 19/12/2013 22:02, Dave Crozier wrote:
... At the time this really opened my eyes on two fronts.
a. The strength and versatility of assembler coding
b. The ability of a "program" to effectively "learn" by modifying itself.
<snip>
At the time this got me really slapped on the wrist.
a. The strength and versatility of assembler coding
b. The ability of a "program" to effectively "learn" by modifying itself.
Self modifying code was a real memory saver and a real No-No for the
newly invented programming standards wonks.
A couple of years later I was put in charge of ... programming standards
- and I made it a rule 'no self modifying code' - so a lass (yes there
were female programmers in the neolithic!) whose program was at the
memory limit *moved some code into the data area, modified it, and
executed it there* - then defied me to rule it out of order <bg>
bl**dy 'L - that took me back!
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