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:::: It's true that this task exposes (a) access to source code and (b) ways to modify strings, but considering the amount of misunderstanding this task generates, I still think it is much better (and more informative) to handle those on pages of their own. Especially (a) could only benefit from greater detail. Languages like Forth, Smalltalk, Lisp and Tcl have interesting ways to access and modify code at runtime, but you need a code example to bring this out. A Quine isn't one. |
:::: It's true that this task exposes (a) access to source code and (b) ways to modify strings, but considering the amount of misunderstanding this task generates, I still think it is much better (and more informative) to handle those on pages of their own. Especially (a) could only benefit from greater detail. Languages like Forth, Smalltalk, Lisp and Tcl have interesting ways to access and modify code at runtime, but you need a code example to bring this out. A Quine isn't one. |
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:::: I've expanded the task description with some background to better explain the "spirit", and required the "canonical" version as one of the code examples. I've also ruled out constant expressions, and replaced your Lisp version with the one from Wikipedia. If you've objections or improvements, feel free to modify it. [[User:Dirkt|Dirkt]] 03:43, 22 November 2007 (MST) |
:::: I've expanded the task description with some background to better explain the "spirit", and required the "canonical" version as one of the code examples. I've also ruled out constant expressions, and replaced your Lisp version with the one from Wikipedia. If you've objections or improvements, feel free to modify it. [[User:Dirkt|Dirkt]] 03:43, 22 November 2007 (MST) |
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==What is the license for the Forth example?== |
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It says it was copied. I could not easily find a licence for the donor site. --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] 02:42, 30 March 2009 (UTC) |
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