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eli5 They say that in programming a game, removing some arbitrary asset will inexplicably cause random bugs to pop up. Why? (lemmit.online)

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/Milk_Man21 on 2023-06-26 06:51:29+00:00.

Is it that during compilation, the compiler tries to compress and optimize the code in such a way that it "grows roots" into the assets (or vice versa) that if the asset is removed without proper care, the whole thing will collapse into itself? Like, the compiler realized that part of the binary code in one part of the program coincidentally is the same as a snippet of binary code in a nearby asset, so it chops code out to save space?

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