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Found it: >When GCC identified “bad” C++ code, it tried to start NetHack, Rogue, or Towers of Hanoi. Failing all three, it would just print out a nice, cryptic

Found it: >When GCC identified “bad” C++ code, it tried to start NetHack, Rogue, or Towers of Hanoi. Failing all three, it would just print out a nice, cryptic error message. https://feross.org/gcc-ownage/ https://feross.org/gcc-ownage/

westmeal 8y ago
Alright, that is pretty awesome.
monocasa 8y ago
The description is a little off. It was more a C thing than a C++ thing. And it was invoked by using any pragma; the gcc developers at the time had borderline religious objections to the idea of pragmas.