Exam 01 Piscine 42 -

char *ft_strcpy(char *dest, char *src)

Level 2 validated. He exhaled, leaning back in the ergonomic chair. The pressure in his chest eased slightly. He looked at the clock. Two hours had passed in what felt like five minutes. Exam 01 Piscine 42

What makes these “simple” exercises deceptive is the exam’s strict compliance (42’s own coding style checker) and the absolute prohibition of forbidden functions (e.g., no <string.h> allowed). char *ft_strcpy(char *dest, char *src) Level 2 validated

"I remember Exam 01. The first question: 'Write a function that prints 'Z' in the terminal.' I spent 20 minutes because I forgot the newline. The second question: 'ft_atoi.' I passed. The third question: 'ft_range.' I hadn't studied malloc properly. My computer froze. I panicked for 30 minutes. Finally, I rebooted, wrote a simple loop, and got 70%. I passed the Piscine by 2 points. Exam 01 saved me because I didn't give up on Level 2." He looked at the clock