[AccessD] DDJ C Obfuscation Contests

>> The idea is to write a small program that works, but to make it as
incomprehensible to other >> programmers as possible.

Along these same lines (having fun by messing with others)

The year was 1975.  Mainframe Realm.
No terminals, no PCs.
Punch Cards for input, green-bar paper for output
 
There was some characters that our mainframe printer could not print.
The "Print chain" (sort of like a chain saw blade) did not have all of
the characters.

Initiation for new programmers... give them a COBOL program listing that
had program code that used characters that did not print.

This may be the reason why so many of the young programmers lost their
hair during this era  :-)

Brad  


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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 12:37 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: [AccessD] DDJ C Obfuscation Contests

Anyone here besides me old enough to recall the C Obfuscation contests
Doctor Dobb's Journal used to run?

The idea is to write a small program that works, but to make it as
incomprehensible to other programmers as possible.

Perhaps we should liven up this list with such a contest.

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Arthur
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