How does this superb kane work?

Question

Another SO question is about the fantastic quine by Yusuke Endoh. Quine is a computer program that creates a copy of its source code as a single output; it does it with a twist. Be sure to visit .

But I can’t understand how this works. Any pointers?

Answer 1

First, note that the string v=and the ASCII globe are the only bits of code that change for each generation. This gives us a little clue as to what is really going on here.

, Zlib::Deflate , Zlib::Inflate, ASCII v. 45 °; , . (, , , .)

, quine:)