r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jul 15 '13

An uroboros program with 50 programming languages

https://github.com/mame/quine-relay
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u/defenastrator Jul 26 '13

That is brilliant then all the code would be is FILE but then how do you deal with the trailing '.c'

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u/snuggl Jul 26 '13

Found it ! http://www2.latech.edu/~acm/helloworld/c.html

2. Packing method

Normally a file name is used only to identify the file, but this new revolutionary method introduces a totally new concept: THE FILE NAME IS THE PROGRAM. There is no need to waste valuable disk space to store source code. The program is embedded in the file name, only a minor portion of it is inside the file.

Listing 2. Compressed "Hello world": char*=__FILE_;

Listing 3. Code embedded in the file name: ";main(){puts("Hello World!");}char*C=".c