Self-modifying Code

What is Self-modifying Code?


1.

When bad programming (or a bad compiler/loader) causes a computer to 'write' data over a portion of memory that it later thinks is programming instructions in machine code, it will end up doing unpredictable things, depending on that data. By extension, any action which is likely to have unpredictable, unforseen or chaotic results.

Usually heard among techies who program in assembly language or machine code.

"I wouldn't tell your wife about your one-night stand in Tulsa if I were you; that would be self-modifying code."

See computer, programming, crash, code, chaos


51

Random Words:

1. 1. awesome 2. the shit 3. radical 1. "Dang, Juli! Those brownies you made were crap-nasty!" 2. Boone: "So what did y..
1. Bums who exhibit zombie-like actions, like stumbling towards and converging on the living tourists while groaning. The zumbombies began..
1. somthing thats is especially unpleasant/discusting I went on the piss hard last night and I feel like a can of smashed assholes..