[pizlonator]

X86 is particularly friendly to self modifying code, going so far as to require fewer fences and hints when code is modified. It’s generally easier to implement self- and cross-modifying code on x86 than other ISAs, like say arm.

(I manage a team thag writes self modifying code for a living.)

[Skunkleton]

Sounds interesting. What does your team do?

[saagarjha]

Among other things, just-in-time compilers for the WebKit JavaScript engine, JavaScriptCore.