What are the uses of self modifying code? [closed]

Answer 1

LOL - i've written self-modifying code on two occasions:

1. when first learning assembly language, before i understood indirect indexed access
2. accidentally, as pointer bugs in assembly language and C

i can imagine that there may be scenarios where self-modifying code would be more efficient than alternatives, but nothing obvious leaps to mind. In general, this is something to avoid - debugging nightmare, etc. - unless you are deliberately trying to obfuscate as mentioned above.