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andai • today at 5:00 PM • 6 replies • view on HN

Excellent. At last, I can I confess a far worse crime.

Late 2020, pre-AI, which I'm not sure if that makes it better or worse...

  #include "uwu.h"
  #include <stdio.h>

  iwint main() stawt
      iwint owo is 5 yiff
      fuw (iwint uwu is 0 yiff uwu smol owo yiff uwu incwease) stawt
          owo is owo wif uwu yiff
          spweak nuwumber_fowmat, owo spwake yiff
      stawp
  stawp
--

  // uwu.h

  #define is =
  #define yiff ;
  #define stawt {
  #define stawp }
  #define fuw for
  #define iwint int
  #define wif +
  #define wiffout -
  #define smol <
  #define larg >
  #define incwease ++
  #define spweak printf(
  #define spwake );
  #define nuwumber_fowmat "%d\n"
Obviously this one also runs DOOM ;)

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kmoser • today at 7:17 PM

I did this in 1989, as if C had been written by the folks who brought you COBOL:

  #include <stdio.h>

  #define OpenBrace {
  #define CloseBrace }
  #define OpenBracket [
  #define CloseBracket ]
  #define OpenParenthesis (
  #define CloseParenthesis )
  #define NoReturnType void
  #define NoParameter NoReturnType
  #define MainFunction main
  #define Semicolon ;
  #define FunctionPrototype
  #define ActualFunction
  #define PointerTo(atype) atype*
  #define OutputToStdout(astring) printf(astring)
  #define IsEqualTo =

  FunctionPrototype NoReturnType
  MainFunction OpenParenthesis NoParameter CloseParenthesis Semicolon

  ActualFunction NoReturnType
  MainFunction OpenParenthesis NoParameter CloseParenthesis
  OpenBrace
    PointerTo(char) string IsEqualTo "Now is the time for all good men, etc.\n" Semicolon
    OutputToStdout(string) Semicolon
  CloseBrace
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jraph • today at 5:29 PM

I did the same thing, shouting.h, defined the uppercase version of many types and keywords.

Had a good uncontrolled laugh during a team presentation with a colleague. It was a bit disrespectful for the poor presenter who had nothing to do with this…

Can't find shouting.h anymore unfortunately.

giancarlostoro • today at 7:27 PM

Reminds me of my "BASIC" #define statements I made in college to make C look slightly more BASIC-like, I think everyone does this the moment they realize they can do this in C.

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Cshaya • today at 5:24 PM

this gave me such a good chuckle :p

subscribed • today at 6:03 PM

uwu, this is amazing ;3

Tallain • today at 6:58 PM

Thanks! I hate it!

In awe at whatever inspired this though