Comments on: Shooting the code http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2005/06/13/shooting-the-code/ A blog for odd things and odd thoughts. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:21:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bork Blatt http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2005/06/13/shooting-the-code/comment-page-1/#comment-30354 Bork Blatt Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:26:26 +0000 http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/?p=37#comment-30354 Finally - you discovered the magic bullet! Finally – you discovered the magic bullet!

]]> By: Burningmace http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2005/06/13/shooting-the-code/comment-page-1/#comment-8477 Burningmace Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:06:25 +0000 http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/?p=37#comment-8477 Why can't that work on modern programming languages? :'( Why can’t that work on modern programming languages? :’(

]]> By: Chris http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2005/06/13/shooting-the-code/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Chris Wed, 15 Jun 2005 01:14:01 +0000 http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/?p=37#comment-94 <!-- UnMarkedDown_2_01132522600--><p>Very Snow Crash. </p> <p>I suspect those Matrix screen savers with code tumbling down the screen are inspired by the opposite effect to your tank game where a C64 program overruns program memory into screen memory... that certainly happened to more than a few of my C64 assembler experiments.</p>

Very Snow Crash.

I suspect those Matrix screen savers with code tumbling down the screen are inspired by the opposite effect to your tank game where a C64 program overruns program memory into screen memory… that certainly happened to more than a few of my C64 assembler experiments.

]]> By: Julian http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2005/06/13/shooting-the-code/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Julian Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:18:28 +0000 http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/?p=37#comment-92 <!-- UnMarkedDown_2_01132522588--><p>Yes, the C64 did run <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_BASIC" rel="nofollow">Microsoft BASIC</a> back when BASIC still had line numbers.</p> <p>I have sometimes wondered whether this technique of shooting your own code could be used as a form of natural selection for genetic programs. If you program survives being shot, then the code that was shot away wasn't really necessary!</p>

Yes, the C64 did run Microsoft BASIC back when BASIC still had line numbers.

I have sometimes wondered whether this technique of shooting your own code could be used as a form of natural selection for genetic programs. If you program survives being shot, then the code that was shot away wasn’t really necessary!

]]> By: Chris http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2005/06/13/shooting-the-code/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Chris Tue, 14 Jun 2005 05:50:35 +0000 http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/?p=37#comment-91 <!-- UnMarkedDown_2_01132522588--><p>Self-modifying (BASIC) code <em>and</em> friendly fire! </p> <p>You just flew your military simulation software a little too close to reality.</p> <p>Wasn't the C64 BASIC more accurately termed MS BASIC? :P</p>

Self-modifying (BASIC) code and friendly fire!

You just flew your military simulation software a little too close to reality.

Wasn’t the C64 BASIC more accurately termed MS BASIC? :P

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