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The Underhanded C Contest Is Back

Posted by Unknown on from the to-eat-your-brains dept.

Xcott Craver writes "After several years of inactivity, the Underhanded C contest has returned. The object is to write a short, readable, innocent-looking computer program that nevertheless performs some evil function for reasons that are not obvious under code review. The prize is a $200 gift certificate to ThinkGeek." The deadline is July 4th, so get to hacking.

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  1. Re:actual challenge this year by eksith · · Score: 4, Funny

    I didn't think Facebook can be made even more dastardly (or at such a low level). Alas, I was wrong!

    --
    If computers were people, I'd be a misanthrope.
  2. Clearly we remove the comments before entering... by TQL · · Score: 5, Funny

    #include<stdio.h>
    #include<process.h>

    main()
    {
        /* Distract Judges */
        printf("Is that a free beer stand behind you?");

        /* Launch our evil masterpiece */
        exec("", "", NULL); /* TODO: Find out the command to start Windows 8... */
    }

  3. Re:Any BLACKS entering? by 1s44c · · Score: 2, Funny

    "darker skin color" meaning INDIANS, by any chance?

    It doesn't bother me that other people don't look "exactly like me", but it DOES bother me that I am FORCED to watch my country being turned into a third world hellhole. Did you miss the memo on that one?

    I see that you didn't have a logical rebuttal to anything I said, and instead you repeated, parrot-fashion, what your Jewish 'masters' have been telling you to say all your life.

    So in your world view the Jews are in league with the Blacks to destroy your country? I'm not sure where the Indians come into this.

    Have you considered the possibility that you are a small minded bigot?