Re: Programmer's unpaid overtime.

From: Richard Heathfield (dontmail_at_address.co.uk.invalid)
Date: 12/05/03 

Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 20:09:10 +0000 (UTC)

Edward G. Nilges wrote:

> Corey Murtagh <emonk@slingshot.no.uce> wrote in message
> news:<1070543561.732831@radsrv1.tranzpeer.net>...
>
>> And of course let's not forget the fact that the methods used in the
>> code in question throw serious doubts on your vaunted computer science
>> knowledge. Your code was /abysmally/ broken. In fact it appeared to be
>> a horribly failed attempt to make C look bad by intentionally screwing
>> up the program.
>>
> Post the code you think backs up this ridiculous claim and tell us all
> why this is so. Thank you.

To save Corey and/or others digging through Google archives,
http://users.powernet.co.uk/eton/compprog/nilges.html contains the code in
question, together with my critique thereof. 

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