Fear my c++ madness! beware!

[nitro_n2o]

when will ( i >= 100 )?

Really what would be the advantage to a recursive function?
I don't think it would be more efficient.
wouldn't a simple loop be just as good?

A simple loop is almost always better than recursion especially with compilers that don't exploit tail recursive functions and unwind them to loops

the whole point is just to have fun

[drubin]

I am also currently learning c++;

I am utterly confused at the whole point of this topic..... It makes no sense, there is no point to it.

I really started reading this hoping to be amazed - is there something i am missing?

[LaRoza]

I really started reading this hoping to be amazed - is there something i am missing?

No.

[drubin]

no

Removed due to sense..... (People don't think before they run code)

This is the most beautiful piece of code i have EVER seen, It is a simple bash script.

The following is arguably one of the most elegant examples of a fork bomb. It was created by Jaromil in 2002, and released as an open source piece of art. The fork bomb is executed by pasting the following 13 characters into a UNIX shell such as bash or zsh.[1]

DONT run it! (This is simply for looking and not touching)

While we are in the process of teaching about Recursion we might as well teach about this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_bomb

Great, now there is meaning, Code

[danbuter]

You should delete that. Someone will run it.

[drubin]

You should delete that. Someone will run it.

Ye, after coming to my senses, people dont think before they run code!

Thanks for the heads up. I really don't want to crash peoples computers.

[nitro_n2o]

hmm... the code posted thus far will not harm your computer.. unless you keep it running for days...
it is just an infinite loop NOT a fork bomb

[drubin]

True,

But any one that runs code, that it explicitly says dont! well I don't have much sympathy for.

I included the url link, as to explain that running code you have no idea what it does, (No matter now cool and simple it looks) can be harmful!

I removed the code from the post, so people would have to actually go to the site read it, and do the exact opposite.

[nitro_n2o]

ohh ok.. but if someone is running code without knowing does that code do deserves and consequences
I really like that sticky post about malicious commands

[ibuclaw]

Question!

Even if someone was stupid enough, wouldn't terminal shortcuts such as "Ctrl+C" or "Ctrl+Alt+C" stop the program in it's tracks? (unless the & command was used with the initiation of the program).

Regards
Iain