PL/I winner in C

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From: Norman Diamond
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1989 01:17

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The famous PL/I obfuscation winner can be rendered into C.

IF IF = THEN THEN THEN = ELSE; ELSE ELSE = IF;

The following is a "free" translation, attempting to preserve the
style more than the literal meaning.

endif =
#ifdef ifdef
ifdef == elif
#elif elif == endif
endif == ifdef
#endif
;

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Norman Diamond, Sony Corp. (diamond%ws.sony.junet@uunet.uu.net seems to work)
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