Subj : Re: Software Job Market Myths
To   : comp.programming,comp.software-eng
From : Joe Wright
Date : Wed Aug 17 2005 11:02 pm

Chris Sonnack wrote:
> CTips writes:
> 
> 
>>>>>   char*  strconcat(char* s1, char* s2)
>>>>>   {
>>>>>       char  buf[256];
>>>>>
>>>>>       strcpy(buf, s1);
>>>>>       strcat(buf, s2);
>>>>>
>>>>>       return buf;
>>>>>   }
> 
> 
>>>>Firstly, the name is wrong. (Why?)
>>>
>>>Yep.  (Conflicts with authority.)
> 
> 
>>>>Secondly, some qualifiers are missing from the input parameters.
>>>>(Which?)
>>>
>>>Yep.  (I'm constantly wondering about stuff like that.)
> 
> 
>>Sorry, you're both wrong about these two. Care to guess why?
>>
>>[Yes, its a little nit-picky, but as long as we're testing C 
>>programmers, we might as well get it right.]
> 
> 
> Okay, I'll fessup--I'm stumped.
> 
Me too, I think.
1. strconcat is reserved because it begins 'str' and a lower case character.
2. Both strcpy and strcat qualify their second 'src' argument as 'const 
char *'.
3. The killer is that 'char buf[256]' automatic and disappears with 
'return buf;'.

-- 
Joe Wright
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
                     --- Albert Einstein ---

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