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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Self-modifying code''' is a [[program]] which, in the course of running, changes its own [[object code]].<br />
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In the early days of computing, this technique was more common; early computers often did not have features (such as [[index register]]s), which made it necessary to use self-modifying code to perform certain tasks (for index registers, processing an [[array]]). Since they were programmed in [[assembly language]], it was relatively easy to write such code.<br />
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Since such code is generally harder to understand and debug, it is generally not used now. Also, modern [[compiler]]s do not emit such code; there is no reason to. Exceptions remain (e.g. when a program must be as small as possible, e.g. some [[bootstrap]]s).<br />
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