Tossup
This programming language originated a comma operator that discards the results of all operands except the rightmost one. The K&R indentation style was developed for this language in a textbook by Brian Kernighan and its creator Dennis Ritchie. This language was created to develop the Unix standard kernel. The “free” and “malloc” functions are typically used to allocate memory in this language. This is the oldest in a family of languages that use an asterisk to represent pointers, including an object-oriented successor developed by Bjarne Stroustrup. For 10 points, what language featuring “sharp” and “plus plus” extensions is named for a single letter? ■END■
ANSWER: C [reject “C++” or “C#”]
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= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Headon | Edinburgh A | Edinburgh B | 14 | 10 |
| Isy Simpkins | Durham B | Edinburgh D | 53 | 10 |
| Stephen Donoghue | Sheffield B | Durham A | 61 | 10 |
| Pen Hughes | Edinburgh C | Sheffield A | 95 | 10 |
| Benjamin Turner | York | Durham D | 96 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | 5 | 100% | 0% | 63.80 |
| UK (South) | UK | 8 | 100% | 38% | 75.13 |
| Northern California | US | 1 | 100% | 0% | 37.00 |
| Southern California | US | 7 | 100% | 0% | 43.57 |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | 5 | 100% | 20% | 63.60 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | 9 | 100% | 0% | 58.78 |
| Florida | US | 1 | 100% | 0% | 61.00 |
| Great Lakes | US | 12 | 100% | 25% | 69.33 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | 9 | 100% | 0% | 80.56 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 12 | 100% | 8% | 61.92 |
| Midwest | US | 9 | 100% | 33% | 73.00 |
| North | US | 1 | 100% | 0% | 26.00 |
| Northeast | US | 12 | 100% | 8% | 71.83 |
| Pacific | US | 9 | 100% | 11% | 73.00 |
| Southeast | US | 13 | 100% | 0% | 70.62 |
| Upstate NY | US | 5 | 100% | 0% | 62.80 |