The Trivial Program "yes"
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Montfort, Nick
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A trivial program, one that simply prints “y” or a string that is given as an argument
repeatedly, is explicated and examined at the levels of function and code. Although the
program by itself is neither interesting or instructive, the argument is presented that
by looking at “yes” it is possible to better understand how programs exist not only on
platforms but also in an ecology of systems, scripts, and utilities.
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2012-01-01Series/Report no.
TROPE;12-01
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