Self Reproducing Program

There are four common usages of this term:


(stuff about making metal parts moved to SelfAssembly)


If the compiler is self-hosting, then developers frequently use the compiler to compile itself, and repeat the process several times. The idea is that a buggy compiler will produce steadily worse compilers for the first several generations. -- EricKidd? at XpForOptimizingCompilers


See also SelfReplication, SelfPrintingProgram, SelfAssembly


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