x86エミュレータチームが、あまりに酷いコードをエミュレーション中に修正した話
ソフトウェアエンジニアの目に「有害」と映るコードがあった。x86エミュレータの開発チームは、エミュレーション中にそのコードを直接修正するほど酷いと判断したという逸話を紹介する。
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