Most software companies plan to automate as much of their work as reasonably possible. So: it isn’t clear what you mean.
Are you saying that most software companies have code which modifies code [...]
Examples of automation in the software industry are refactoring, compilation and unit testing. The entire industry involves getting machines to do things—so humans don’t have to.
Examples of automation in the software industry are refactoring, compilation and unit testing. The entire industry involves getting machines to do things—so humans don’t have to.
Automation is not the same as recursive self-modification. There’s no loop.
The context is GIT improving GIT—where “GIT” refers to all the humans and machines involved in making GIT.
So: there’s your loop, right there.