[PLUG-TALK] Underhanded C

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 6 Jun 2015, Keith Lofstrom wrote:

> The goal of the Underhanded C contest is to write code that is as
> readable, clear, innocent and straightforward as possible, and yet it must
> fail to perform at its apparent function. To be more specific, it should
> do something subtly evil. Every year, we will propose a challenge to
> coders to solve a simple data processing problem, but with covert
> malicious behavior. Examples include miscounting votes, shaving money from
> financial transactions, or leaking information to an eavesdropper. The
> main goal, however, is to write source code that easily passes visual
> inspection by other programmers.

   Looks to be the same fun as the annual Obfuscated C contest originated by
The C Journal (1984-1996, less-than-annual since then).

Rich