Russ Cox 3/18/2010

Zip Files All The Way Down

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This technical blog post explores the concept of self-reproducing files, specifically creating a zip file that contains itself, analogous to the 'turtles all the way down' idea. It begins with a discussion of self-reproducing programs, referencing Ken Thompson's Turing Award lecture, before detailing the method to construct such a recursive zip file.

Zip Files All The Way Down

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