This gave me an interesting thought... How many algorithms can be expressed in 1000 lines (say 5 - 80 chars per line) of correct C code. Obviously the number is

This gave me an interesting thought... How many algorithms can be expressed in 1000 lines (say 5 - 80 chars per line) of correct C code. Obviously the number is huge if just look at char combinations (62^80E3 maybe) but if reduced to compiling / correct and unique (i.e. not including the same algorithm with differing variable names for example) the number would obviously be much less. If in the range of < 1E12 it could be practical to have AI further filter by recognizing useful algorithms. Who knows, there might be a warp drive in there somewhere!