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From: mc68020@gilsys.UUCP (Thomas J Keller)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,misc.jobs.misc
Subject: C test
Message-ID: <1090@gilsys.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 30-Jul-87 20:27:06 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 30 20:27:06 1987
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Organization: Consequently Computers, Santa Rosa, Ca
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Keywords: employer, test, C, weird
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   I recently posted regarding the nasty little pointer problem I encountered
on a "programming test" popped on me by a job shop.  Here is another of the
little gems from that test.  I just *LOVE* this one!

Improve the following code fragment through reorganization:

{
    if (A) { B; return; }
    if (C) { D; return; }
    if (E) { F; return; }
    G; return;
}


   Cute, eh?  The thing that's ironic about it is that this is typical of the
quality and scope of the specifications I have been handed by employers for
PRODUCTION coding!  No wonder to me that there are so many buggy, slow, pain-
in-the-arse programs out there!

-- 
Tom    : The conservatives always grouse about "Law & Order" when the liberals
Keller : break the law...when the Reagan Admin. does it, it's PATRIOTISM!

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