Re: Recursion in C, as told by Kernigan, Ritchie, and Lovecraft
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 5:32 AM, Alberto Monteiro
wrote:
>
>
> The code is wrong:
>
> void Cthulhu
> (int Ia) {
> if (Ia/10)
> Cthulhu (IA/10);
> putchar // ftagn!
>(Ia % 10 + '0');
> } // neblod zin!
>
> // is a comment in C++ and, by the arcane magic known as backwards
> compatibility, crept into C compilers
>
>
// comments are part of the C99 standard. (C1899 in this case, I suppose)
-bryon
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Re: Recursion in C, as told by Kernigan, Ritchie, and Lovecraft
On Dec 17, 2009, at 5:36 AM, Max Battcher wrote: > Beyond that, it doesn't seem like proper Kernigan and Ritchie code because it > is not formatted properly in the K&R style... It almost looks more like GNU > code. Well, the sign did declare that the place was called GCC... -- Warren Ockrassa | @waxis Blog | http://indigestible.nightwares.com/ Books | http://books.nightwares.com/ Web | http://www.nightwares.com/ ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Recursion in C, as told by Kernigan, Ritchie, and Lovecraft
Alberto Monteiro wrote:
Warren Ockrassa wrote:
I really enjoyed this, but can't share it with my colleagues, since
they wouldn't get either reference.
Sometimes it's really a pain in the ass to be a programmer and
English major working in a PR department as the graphics guy.
http://www.bobhobbs.com/files/kr_lovecraft.html
The code is wrong:
void Cthulhu
(int Ia) {
if (Ia/10)
Cthulhu (IA/10);
putchar // ftagn!
(Ia % 10 + '0');
} // neblod zin!
// is a comment in C++ and, by the arcane magic known as backwards
compatibility, crept into C compilers
Also, there is an undeclared variable (IA != Ia). That was the first
thing I noticed skimming it.
Beyond that, it doesn't seem like proper Kernigan and Ritchie code
because it is not formatted properly in the K&R style... It almost looks
more like GNU code.
--
--Max Battcher--
http://worldmaker.net
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Re: Recursion in C, as told by Kernigan, Ritchie, and Lovecraft
David Hobby wrote: > > That is nice. I'm sure I can find some people > who'll appreciate both references, and not just > say that the followers of Cthuhlu should use > different variable names for clarity. > Maybe we should parody the wikibook on C programming http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/C_programming into the Uncyclopaedia "mirror": http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/C_programming_language Alberto Monteiro ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Recursion in C, as told by Kernigan, Ritchie, and Lovecraft
Warren Ockrassa wrote:
>
> I really enjoyed this, but can't share it with my colleagues, since
> they wouldn't get either reference.
>
> Sometimes it's really a pain in the ass to be a programmer and
> English major working in a PR department as the graphics guy.
>
> http://www.bobhobbs.com/files/kr_lovecraft.html
>
The code is wrong:
void Cthulhu
(int Ia) {
if (Ia/10)
Cthulhu (IA/10);
putchar // ftagn!
(Ia % 10 + '0');
} // neblod zin!
// is a comment in C++ and, by the arcane magic known as backwards
compatibility, crept into C compilers
Alberto Monteiro, Cthulhu worshipper, C programmer and utterly insane,
having failing the sanity check many times
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