Remember that KDB is based on K, which stems from APL, which relies on symbols rather than words for its functions.

Coming from that background, C and especially C# must seem extremely verbose.

For example (from Wikipedia):

In K, finding the prime numbers from 1 to R is done with [0]:

    (!R)@&{&/x!/:2_!x}'!R

And APL[1]:

    (~R∊R∘.×R)/R←1↓ιR

Its truly awesome stuff.

[0]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_(programming_language) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APL_(programming_language)

Hah... Almost looks like the programmer started out trying to create an entry for obfuscated C competition but then pivoted midway when s/he realized it could be commercialized.

Specially loved this comment:

  // remove more clutter
  #define O printf
  #define R return
  #define Z static

My favorite part is the comment "remove more clutter." Instead it should have been, "Remove all hope of maintenance."

That is special. I had a fun time parsing that. I mean that genuinely.

Dear lord. It must take forever to get up to speed on a codebase like that.