Task: Sum to 100

C: 

#include <stdio.h> 
#include <stdlib.h>


#define NUMBER_OF_EXPRESSIONS (2 * 3*3*3*3 * 3*3*3*3 )
enum OP { ADD, SUB, JOIN };
typedef int (*cmp)(const void*, const void*);





struct Expression{ 
    int sum;
    int code;
}expressions[NUMBER_OF_EXPRESSIONS];
int expressionsLength = 0;
int compareExpressionBySum(const struct Expression* a, const struct Expression* b){
    return a->sum - b->sum;
}

struct CountSum{ 
    int counts; 
    int sum; 
}countSums[NUMBER_OF_EXPRESSIONS];
int countSumsLength = 0;
int compareCountSumsByCount(const struct CountSum* a, const struct CountSum* b){
    return a->counts - b->counts;
}

int evaluate(int code){
    int value  = 0, number = 0, power  = 1;
    for ( int k = 9; k >= 1; k-- ){
        number = power*k + number;
        switch( code % 3 ){
            case ADD:  value = value + number; number = 0; power = 1; break;
            case SUB:  value = value - number; number = 0; power = 1; break;
            case JOIN: power = power * 10                ; break;
        }
        code /= 3;
    }
    return value;    
}

void print(int code){
    static char s[19]; char* p = s;
    int a = 19683, b = 6561;        
    for ( int k = 1; k <= 9; k++ ){
        switch((code % a) / b){
            case ADD: if ( k > 1 ) *p++ = '+'; break;
            case SUB:              *p++ = '-'; break;
        }
        a = b;
        b = b / 3;
        *p++ = '0' + k;
    }
    *p = 0;
    printf("%9d = %s\n", evaluate(code), s);
}

void comment(char* string){
    printf("\n\n%s\n\n", string);
}

void init(void){   
    for ( int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_EXPRESSIONS; i++ ){
        expressions[i].sum = evaluate(i);
        expressions[i].code = i;
    }
    expressionsLength = NUMBER_OF_EXPRESSIONS;
    qsort(expressions,expressionsLength,sizeof(struct Expression),(cmp)compareExpressionBySum);

    int j = 0;
    countSums[0].counts = 1;
    countSums[0].sum = expressions[0].sum;
    for ( int i = 0; i < expressionsLength; i++ ){
        if ( countSums[j].sum != expressions[i].sum ){
            j++;
            countSums[j].counts = 1;
            countSums[j].sum = expressions[i].sum;
        }       
        else
            countSums[j].counts++;
    }
    countSumsLength = j + 1;
    qsort(countSums,countSumsLength,sizeof(struct CountSum),(cmp)compareCountSumsByCount);
}

int main(void){

    init();

    comment("Show all solutions that sum to 100");            
    const int givenSum = 100;
    struct Expression ex = { givenSum, 0 };
    struct Expression* found;
    if ( found = bsearch(&ex,expressions,expressionsLength,
        sizeof(struct Expression),(cmp)compareExpressionBySum) ){
        while ( found != expressions && (found-1)->sum == givenSum )
            found--;
        while ( found != &expressions[expressionsLength] && found->sum == givenSum )
            print(found++->code);
    }

    comment("Show the positve sum that has the maximum number of solutions");
    int maxSumIndex = countSumsLength - 1;
    while( countSums[maxSumIndex].sum < 0 )
        maxSumIndex--;
    printf("%d has %d solutions\n", 
        countSums[maxSumIndex].sum, countSums[maxSumIndex].counts);

    comment("Show the lowest positive number that can't be expressed");
    for ( int value = 0; ; value++ ){
        struct Expression ex = { value, 0 };
        if (!bsearch(&ex,expressions,expressionsLength,
                sizeof(struct Expression),(cmp)compareExpressionBySum)){
            printf("%d\n", value);
            break;
        }
    }

    comment("Show the ten highest numbers that can be expressed");
    for ( int i = expressionsLength-1; i >= expressionsLength-10; i-- )
        print(expressions[i].code);
    
    return 0;
}


C++: 
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <algorithm>
#include <string>
#include <set>
#include <map>

using namespace std;

class Expression{
    private:
        enum { NUMBER_OF_DIGITS = 9 }; 
        enum Op { ADD, SUB, JOIN };
        int code[NUMBER_OF_DIGITS];
    public:
        static const int NUMBER_OF_EXPRESSIONS;
        Expression(){
            for ( int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_DIGITS; i++ )
                code[i] = ADD;
        }
        Expression& operator++(int){ 
            for ( int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_DIGITS; i++ )
                if ( ++code[i] > JOIN ) code[i] = ADD; 
                else break;
            return *this;        
        }
        operator int() const{
            int value = 0, number = 0, sign = (+1);
            for ( int digit = 1; digit <= 9; digit++ )
                switch ( code[NUMBER_OF_DIGITS - digit] ){
                case ADD: value += sign*number; number = digit; sign = (+1); break;
                case SUB: value += sign*number; number = digit; sign = (-1); break;
                case JOIN:                      number = 10*number + digit;  break;
            }
            return value + sign*number;
        }
        operator string() const{
            string s;
            for ( int digit = 1; digit <= NUMBER_OF_DIGITS; digit++ ){
                switch( code[NUMBER_OF_DIGITS - digit] ){
                    case ADD: if ( digit > 1 ) s.push_back('+'); break;
                    case SUB:                  s.push_back('-'); break;
                }
                s.push_back('0' + digit);
            }
            return s;
        }
};
const int Expression::NUMBER_OF_EXPRESSIONS = 2 * 3*3*3*3 * 3*3*3*3;

ostream& operator<< (ostream& os, Expression& ex){
    ios::fmtflags oldFlags(os.flags());
    os << setw(9) << right << static_cast<int>(ex)    << " = " 
       << setw(0) << left  << static_cast<string>(ex) << endl;
    os.flags(oldFlags);
    return os;
}

struct Stat{
    map<int,int> countSum;
    map<int, set<int> > sumCount;
    Stat(){
        Expression expression;
        for ( int i = 0; i < Expression::NUMBER_OF_EXPRESSIONS; i++, expression++ )
            countSum[expression]++;
        for ( auto it = countSum.begin(); it != countSum.end(); it++ )
            sumCount[it->second].insert(it->first);
    }
};

void print(int givenSum){
    Expression expression;
    for ( int i = 0; i < Expression::NUMBER_OF_EXPRESSIONS; i++, expression++ )
        if ( expression == givenSum ) 
            cout << expression;
}

void comment(string commentString){
    cout << endl << commentString << endl << endl;
}

int main(){
    Stat stat;

    comment( "Show all solutions that sum to 100" );
    const int givenSum = 100;
    print(givenSum);

    comment( "Show the sum that has the maximum number of solutions" );
    auto maxi = max_element(stat.sumCount.begin(),stat.sumCount.end());
    auto it = maxi->second.begin(); 
    while ( *it < 0 ) it++;
    cout << static_cast<int>(*it) << " has " << maxi->first << " solutions" << endl;

    comment( "Show the lowest positive number that can't be expressed" );
    int value = 0; 
    while(stat.countSum.count(value) != 0) value++;
    cout << value << endl;

    comment( "Show the ten highest numbers that can be expressed" );
    auto rit = stat.countSum.rbegin();
    for ( int i = 0; i < 10; i++, rit++ ) print(rit->first);

    return 0;
}