Exam 01 [2021]: C Piscine

"I failed Exam 01 the first time. I got a 0 because my ft_strdup had an off-by-one. I went to the retake session three days later, practiced ft_split for 12 hours straight, and passed. That failure was the best lesson I ever had." – 42 Alumnus

While the specific problems vary, Exam 01 generally focuses on the fundamental building blocks of C:

The 42 campus, using the exam machine environment. c piscine exam 01

Attempting to dereference a null pointer or reading outside the allocated boundaries of an array. Ensure your loops stop exactly at the null terminator ( \0 ) when handling strings.

The Grademe system tests your code against hidden test cases. "I failed Exam 01 the first time

At the 42 Piscine, exams are practical, hands-on, and heavily guarded experiences. You will sit at a dedicated exam machine, log in without any internet access (no Google, no Stack Overflow), and face a series of coding challenges.

Exam 01 typically pulls from a limited, brutal pool of exercises. Expect to see: That failure was the best lesson I ever had

ft_strdup