Stdle #89 · storage · 2026-09-03

What does this C snippet output?

A past puzzle — fully playable. 4 attempts, hints on wrong guesses.

1#include <stdio.h>
2int peek(void) {
3    static int p = 0;
4    return p;
5}
6int set(int v) {
7    static int p = 0;
8    p = v;
9    return p;
10}
11int main(void) {
12    int s = set(8);
13    printf("%d %d\n", s, peek());
14    return 0;
15}

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What does this C snippet output?

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