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I did enjoy the one which computes π; > Naturally, a more accurate value can be obtained by using a bigger program. I think that's a first for me.

• schoen 2y ago
  Isn't there an obfuscated C or Perl competition program that also estimates pi by measuring its own code in some way? Edit: Oh yes, it's "westley" from 1988: https://www.ioccc.org/years-spoiler.html#1988_westley https://www.ioccc.org/years-spoiler.html#1988_westley
  • amenghra 2y ago
    I made a JavaScript port, that might be easier to decipher if you are more familiar with js than C: https://quaxio.com/pi.html https://quaxio.com/pi.html
    • blago 2y ago
      Do you mind me asking, what does the last calculation do: pi=(pi * 100 | 0 ) / 100; EDIT: Ah, nvm. It's truncating the result to 2 decimal places.
      • unilynx 2y ago
        |0 There are just too many ways in JS to say Math.floor
• mzi 2y ago
  https://www.cise.ufl.edu/~manuel/obfuscate/pi.c https://www.cise.ufl.edu/~manuel/obfuscate/pi.c If I remember correctly, this program also calculates pi more precisely the larger the circle.
  • schoen 2y ago
    That's originally westley.c from IOCCC 1988. As that site says: > Unless otherwise indicated, the code comes from the International Obfuscated C code contest.