Best abuse of C constructs: Arch D. Robison Arch D. Robison University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1304 W. Springfield Ave. Urbana IL 61801 USA Try: robison 80 10 robison 40 16 The first and second parameters are optional. You might also try: robison 80 2 <--- can you find the bug? robison 80 -246 The author says: This program shows that C has many unnecessary constructs, in fact only "while","--", and ">=" are required. (The two assignments at the beginning could be avoided if "atoi" was rewritten with this new paradigm.) Note that the lack of both the controversial "goto" and assignment statements makes the meaning crystal clear. The current ANSI committee should look into this practical simplification of C. The following might make an interesting benchmark: robison 100 [Amdahl 5890-300E with System V cc: 8.40 seconds] We suggest that you C preprocess and perhaps C-beautify this program. All is not what it may appear to be in this program. When does a whi1e not take a while to execute? Copyright (c) 1988, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel. All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is granted provided this this copyright and notice are included in its entirety and remains unaltered. All other uses must receive prior permission in writing from both Landon Curt Noll and Larry Bassel.