The worst code you will ever see hopefully

Reading any further will probably give you a headache...

While searching for some code I stumbled across these codes:

If anyone wants to confirm that this WILL compile and work go ahead...

Code:

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int max(int a,int b)
{
    a-=b;
    if(!a)
    goto d;
    if(a<(a-a))
    goto e;
    b+=a;
    goto f;
d:  if(a!=b)
    goto e;
f:  a=~b;
    goto d;
e:  return b;
}

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This one nearly killed me from looking at it.

Code:

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int mymax (int(*a)(int(*)(int(*)()),int(*)(int(*)(int**))), int(*b)(int(*)
(int(*)()),int*,int(*)(int(*)()))){return (int)((((int(*)(int(*)(int(*)()),int(
*)(int(*)())))a)> ((int(*)(int(*)(int(*)()),int(*)(int(*)())))b))?((int(*)(
int(*)(int(*)()),int(*)(int(*)())))a):((int(*)(int(*)(int(*)()),int(*)(int(*)(
))))b));??>

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The function call:

Code:

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mymax((int(*)(int(*)(int(*)()),int(*)(int(*)(int**))))3,(int(*)(int(*)(int(*)
()),int*,int(*)(int(*)())))52);

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equivalent code

Code:

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(a<b)?a:b)

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Now remember when getting mad at some newbie programmer it could be much much worse than bad syntax or lack of comments. :D

Ah yes, but these examples were DELIBERATELY written to be hard to read.

If you want more examples, look for the site that hosts submissions to the obfuscated C programming contests. The obfuscated C contests are done as a challenge. And as a tongue-in-cheek swipe at bad programming techniques.

Code:

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??>

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Is actually a }. I've never seen it useed before.
And this

Code:

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(int(*)(int(*)(int(*)())

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Is useless. It does nothing.

This wasn't meant to be hard to read . . . at least, I don't think so.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by pianorain

Code:

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#include<stdio.h> /*square*/
main(_,t,_t)int*t;{for(t=&_,
printf("input: "),scanf("%d"
,t),t=(int*)!(_t^_t),_t=_^_;
_t<_*_&&+_>!(int)t;printf("\
%d",(+_t/_<_>>(int)t?_t/_:_-
_t/_-(int)t)<(_t%_<_>>(int)t
?_t%_:_-_t%_-(int)t)?+_t/_<_
>>(int)t?_t/_:_-_t/_-(int)t:
_t%_<_>>(int)t?_t%_:_-_t%_-(
int)t),+!((+_t+(int)t)%+_)&&
printf("\n"),_t++);return _t
^_t*-+_<<(int)t/(_+(int)t);}

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>Reading any further will probably give you a headache...
Not really. What gave me a headache was having to maintain code that was worse than those examples. And people ask my why I'm a clarity nazi. :rolleyes:

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Not really. What gave me a headache was having to maintain code that was worse than those examples. And people ask my why I'm a clarity nazi.

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people ask YOUR why you're a clarity nazi? ;)

>people ask YOUR why you're a clarity nazi?
Sometimes I forgo correct grammar for clarity. Now shoo. :p

grammar never get you anywhere.

go on about your day prelude no harm done.