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Article should mention that self-modifying code is essentially incompatible with '''digitally signed executables''' (which is a common practice and gradually becoming a de facto requirement within the Microsoft Windows OS ecosystem). [[Special:Contributions/94.21.160.52|94.21.160.52]] ([[User talk:94.21.160.52|talk]]) 23:06, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
== Disadvantages ==
This does not seem to belong in the "Disadvantages" section: ''"Self-modifying code can be rewritten as code that tests a flag and branches to alternative sequences based on the outcome of the test, but self-modifying code typically runs faster."'' The statement that it can be rewritten doesn't seem to be a disadvantage, and the statement that it runs faster seems clearly to be an advantage.
So, this could possibly be listed in "Advantages" as: ''"Self-modifying code typically runs faster than equivalent code that tests a flag and branches to alternative sequences based on the outcome of a test."'' - but seems a bit redundant with the existing "Fast paths can be established for a program's execution..." statement. Comments? [[User:Harris7|Harris7]] ([[User talk:Harris7|talk]]) 12:00, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
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