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From: bart <bc@freeuk.com>
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Subject: Re: Suggested method for returning a string from a C program?
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:15:58 +0000
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On 19/03/2025 01:38, DFS wrote:
> 
> I'm doing these algorithm problems at
> https://cses.fi/problemset/list/
> 
> For instance: Weird Algorithm
> https://cses.fi/problemset/task/1068

This is related to the Collatz Conjecture. What's weird is not 
mentioning it.


>                  len = strlen(result);
>                  sprintf(result + len, "%d ", n);

And what's odd here is collating the results in a string (especially 
when the possible number of steps is unknown). Why not just print it 
straight to the console?