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5th Underhanded C Contest Now Open

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-c-what-you've-done-there dept.

Xcott Craver writes "The next Underhanded C Contest has begun, with a deadline of March 1st. The object of the contest is to write short, readable, clear and innocent C code that somehow commits an evil act. This year's challenge: write a luggage routing program that mysteriously misroutes a customer's bag if a check-in clerk places just the right kind of text in a comment field. The prize is a gift certificate to ThinkGeek.com."

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  1. Re:Watch list? by markkezner · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Funny, but you've got a point. What would a potential employer think when, upon googling your name, they learn that you're so good at hiding malicious code that you won a contest for it. Would you hire that guy?

    It's not worth the $100 gift certificate.

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  2. Re:Watch list? by Applekid · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Would you hire that guy?

    Definitely, but maybe for QA or as a Code Review consultant. Of course, I'm assuming that the winner of the contest would also be clever enough to detect hidden maliciousness in others' code.

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