On 1/21/06 2:32 AM, "Paul M Foster" <paulf@quillandmouse.com> wrote:
> michael hast wrote:
>> Paul M Foster wrote:
>>
>
> <snip>
>
>> I tip my hat to you on your use of the word "obfuscated." Very nice.
>> Definately verbose of you.
>>
>
> It's something most C programmers would be aware of. There's a periodic
> (yearly?) "Obfuscated C Code Contest" where programmers submit programs
> whose code, while legal C, is so... well, obfuscated, that you can't
> really read it or figure out what it's actually supposed to do. A lot
> like Perl (just kidding!). There's even a book or two out that contain
> some of the "better" obfuscated C code that's been submitted.
>
> Go figure why anyone would do this. It must be a geek thing, and *I*
> wouldn't know anything about that. ;-}
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