C programmers commit fresh crimes against readability

(theregister.com)

63 points | by Bender 1 hour ago

2 comments

  • anthk 44 minutes ago
    On the subleq VM, it would run faster if they implemented Muxleq, but it woudn't win the IOCCC contest maybe. Altough in unobfuscated it's C it's just an extra short if clause with two more lines.

    On 32k roms for the GB emulator:

    https://github.com/tbsp/Adjustris

    Old build:

    https://pdroms.de/?__df=24010f101611170c163a13544b55553a4d22...

    Someone ping back the IOCCC creator, please.

  • RicoElectrico 29 minutes ago
    > Nixie tube is a tiny electrical tube with filaments in the shapes of all the digits stacked one on top of another, and it displays the desired digit by making just that filament glow

    Lol, no. That's a Numitron (although they were 7 segment)