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Currently I am taking a look at MIPS (to add it along side to MMIX), but when I get satisfied (or tired) of it, I will pick Algol68 and see what I can do with it! —[[User:ShinTakezou|ShinTakezou]] 18:37, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
== Puzzle code suggestion: Electronic Telomerase - I'm not sure if there is a solution, but... ==
Wrap specimen of code in a quine within built in limit on reproduction.
Details:
This Electronic Telomerase code operates in two modes - Mitosis, and Meiosis:
Mitosis - When arguments are provided when run:
1st. run code specimen (genome).
2nd. Decrement the internal count-down counter.
- IF counter is > 0 THEN behave like the original quine
- ELSE some appropriate form of death - eg empty program? FI
Meiosis - When argv is provided to program:
1st. replace the code specimen with the new genome (argv).
2nd. reset the internal count-down counter to 255
3rd. otherwise behaves like a regular quine.
Ideally, this code is portable to Non ASCII run time environments.
Test case:
Initial Mitosis yields a "# hello, world #" comment.
Run 3 times...
First Meiosis test replaces "# hello world #" with a "# G'day, mate! #" comment.
Run in Mitosis 3 times...
Second Meiosis test replaces "# G'day, mate! #" with "# Top o' the mornin' to you! #" comment.
Run in Mitosis 255 times...
etc...
[[User:NevilleDNZ|NevilleDNZ]] 02:48, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
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