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> Pointers to functions are seen mainly as a way to obfuscate your program. "A pointer to a function serves to hide the name and source code of that function. Muddying the waters is not normally a purposeful routine in C programming, but with the security placed on software these days, there is an element of misdirection that seems to be growing." (p. 109)

> "GIGO (garbage in, garbage out) is a term coined to describe computer output based on erroneous input. The same applies to a human being." (p. 152) — ???

(like the readers of this book?)

Priceless.



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