Dequan’s Clever Swap Code

Job Interview Ok dequan, How would you swap integers without using a third variable? Simple, a=a+b b=a-b a=a-b A few months later Daquan, dude, WTF is this code you wrote? Swapping two integers without usin... You’re Fired!

A simple stick-figure job interview comic shows a candidate explaining how to swap two integers without a third variable. Months later, the interviewer sees the confusing code and fires him before he can finish explaining it. The joke mocks clever but unreadable programming tricks and is used as a reaction to overcomplicated code. EN: A simple stick-figure job interview comic shows a candidate explaining how to swap two integers without a third variable. Months later, the interviewer sees the confusing code and fires him before he can finish explaining it. The joke mocks clever but unreadable programming tricks and is used as a reaction to overcomplicated code.

• @ithueti / 4512 2021-08-08