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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:Here's an idea by Fnord666 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The hard part is writing up specs that accurately reflect what is actually needed. Often, specs are ambiguous, incomplete or simply incorrect.

    Not to mention the fact that even if they are clear, complete, and correct today, the user will want something else tomorrow.

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    'The tyrant will always find pretext for his tyranny.' - Aesop's Fables