On Aug 20, 2011, at 9:57 AM, Alan Young wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 21:59, Jan L. Peterson
> <jlp+byu...@peterson.ath.cx> wrote:
>> What is the fascination with short, obfuscated solutions? If I was asking
>> someone to write this program, I'd want to see a nice, easy to read, well
>
> The more you understand your tools the better you are at your job.
> Playing these games, and that's all this is, helps refine
> understanding and highlight areas I need to work on.
>
> Plus, it's fun.
Oh, don't get me wrong. I enjoy the Obfuscated C contests and I do like nice,
tight, concise code. I just think that in the context of an interview
question, I'd rather see someone write good code.
-jan-
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http://www.peterson-tech.com/~jlp/
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