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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.

2 of 88 comments (clear)

  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... */
    }