5th Underhanded C Contest Now Open 162
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Xcott Craver writes "The next Underhanded C Contest has begun, with a deadline of March 1st. The object of the contest is to write short, readable, clear and innocent C code that somehow commits an evil act. This year's challenge: write a luggage routing program that mysteriously misroutes a customer's bag if a check-in clerk places just the right kind of text in a comment field. The prize is a gift certificate to ThinkGeek.com."
Watch list? (Score:4, Funny)
This year's challenge: write a luggage routing program that mysteriously misroutes a customer's bag if a check-in clerk places just the right kind of text in a comment field.
All participants will also receive complimentary cavity-searches at airport checkpoints.
Not fair! (Score:3, Funny)
Wait a sec... (Score:4, Funny)
| This year's challenge: write a luggage routing program that mysteriously misroutes a customer's bag if a check-in clerk places just the right kind of text in a comment field.
What, we actually need to write code for something that happens by nature?
A challenge? (Score:1, Funny)
It seems like this has already been done and is in use at airports worldwide.
Re:Not fair! (Score:5, Funny)
Contest or Job Posting? (Score:5, Funny)
a luggage routing program that mysteriously misroutes a customer's bag
sounds like Delta is looking for new programmers
Re:Watch list? (Score:4, Funny)
Uh-oh, looks like you got missed out the punctuation and got the words in the wrong order! You clearly meant:
God, is stupid science there? Is that religion? Get some religion! Karma should fuck me good.
Yeah, that makes more sense.
Re:Watch list? (Score:5, Funny)
This year's challenge: write a luggage routing program that mysteriously misroutes a customer's bag if a check-in clerk places just the right kind of text in a comment field.
I am certain that this is already a feature of existing luggage routing software.
Re:Contest or Job Posting? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This sounds familiar to, (Score:5, Funny)
I was going to say, don't forget Perl programmers, but then I remembered the legibility requirement.
For extra points: (Score:5, Funny)
If you manage to get this into the GNU/Linux Kernel, you get a job at the NSA.
Write short, readable, perfectly innocent looking C code, that somehow commits an evil act under certain circumstances.
Re:Not fair! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:For extra points: (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Wait a sec... (Score:4, Funny)
"Package Handler,
Customer was an asshat...you know what to do"
was starting to get noticed
Re:Easy? (Score:5, Funny)
C motherfucker, do you speak it?!
Re:Watch list? (Score:3, Funny)
Yes, especially if the word "fragile" or "valuable" is in the comment field.
Re:Watch list? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I'm really impressed (Score:4, Funny)
I also started looking up past winners, Johns explanation/justification code was brilliant. I had no idea such evilness could be so cleverly concealed.
So you're new to C?