On 15/11/2021 17:38, Seymour J Metz wrote:
A non-terminating program can do useful work as it is running, and replacing it with a single instruction loop would not be a correct compilation.
A non-terminating and non-interacting program is what the Halting Problem aims to detect. -- Martin Dr Martin Ward | Email: mar...@gkc.org.uk | http://www.gkc.org.uk G.K.Chesterton site: http://www.gkc.org.uk/gkc | Erdos number: 4