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		ant6n on March 10, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We created a fake language to root out resume liar... I once applied for an internship at EA and thought I was invited for an interview on C. They gave me some C++ code to fix, which I didn't know, it wasn't on my CV. They just said "well this code is basically C", although I was pretty confused about those extra "&" the whole time, and it was a pretty rough experience. In the end I didn't get the job, but their response said I didn't get it because the found that my experience didn`t match my CV. Go figure.

panzagl on March 10, 2021 | [–]

In C++ '&'s are like garlic, just add them until the code tastes good. See also Java and the 'static' keyword.

sitkack on March 10, 2021 | [–]

That is a very meta occurrence of a flaw in C++. They could have unchecked wrapping addition or they indexed off the end of their array.

rightbyte on March 10, 2021 | [–]

The extra "&" probably refers to different references.

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