> How do we pick up that writing style. since the discussion here revolves aroun...

> How do we pick up that writing style.

since the discussion here revolves around "intentionally obfuscated c", i'd like to recommend three sources which elucidate what obfuscated c is:

1. this is not how you want to write c. this is very bad news:

  #include <stdio.h>
  #include <stdlib.h>

  int main() {
     int *p = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int));
     int *q = (int*)realloc(p,sizeof(int));
     *p = 1;
     *q = 2;
     if (p == q)
       printf("%d %d\n", *p, *q);
  }

2. what follows is five trivial questions about c. correct answer to all five is "i don't know". you don't even need to understand why that is, what you want instead is keep it simple. "Origins of J" from 1989 is infinitely more sane and approachable than any of these five:

https://wordsandbuttons.online/so_you_think_you_know_c.html

3. what amazes me is that no single person in this thread yet illuminated us with a staple wisecrack piece of general form "preprocessor is evil". so, let me do it: preprocessor and fancy macros are EVIL, and they are not your friends. if you don't know when to stop producing them, they will turn on you, and will become deadly.

this effect can be described in less sinister language, sunny side up. if you understand at least 30% of untold sorrow which happens below, you are 100% qualified to use preprocessor:

  //!\file adios.h

  //! first things first
  #define struct union
  #define if while
  #define else
  #define break        //!< what a sweetheart
  #define if(x)
  #define double float //!< who cares
  #define volatile     //!< amen

  //! elite programmers are not afraid of math
  #define M_PI 3.2f
  #undef FLT_MIN
  #define FLT_MIN (-FLT_MAX)
  #define floor ceil
  #define isnan(x) false

  //! more entropy is always good
  #define true ((__LINE__&15)!=15)
  #define true ((rand()&15)!=15)
  #define if(x) if ((x) && (rand() < RAND_MAX \* 0.99))

  //! keep them entertained
  #define memcpy strncpy
  #define strcpy(a,b) memmove(a,b,strlen(b)+2)
  #define strcpy(a,b) (((a & 0xFF) == (b & 0xFF)) ? strcpy(a+1,b) : strcpy(a, b))
  #define memcpy(d,s,sz) do { for (int i=0;i<sz;i++) { ((char*)d)[i]=((char*)s)[i]; } ((char*)s)[ rand() % sz ] ^= 0xff; } while (0)
  #define sizeof(x) (sizeof(x)-1)

  //! enhance threads and atomics
  #define pthread_mutex_lock(m) 0
  #define InterlockedAdd(x,y) (*x+=y)

  //! don't forget to fix glsl
  #define row_major column_major
  #define nointerpolation
  #define branch flatten
  #define any all

  //:~