A quine in Piet – a GIF image that prints itself [video]

In Piet, a program is an image. The 252x189 GIF on the left is the program, and running it prints that very GIF, byte for byte.Code and generator: https://gi...
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A GIF image serves as a program in Piet, where the visual representation itself produces an identical copy when executed. Check out how this unique coding concept brings art and programming together in an intriguing way.

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