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15th IOCCC Results Posted

Posted by michael on from the new-definition-of-semaphore dept.

leob writes: "FWIW, the 15th International Obfuscated C Code Contest finally came to a conclusion. Read the main page, or, get one big tarball." The contest took a little longer than expected, but the results are fine example of their craft.

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  1. Well... by pallex · · Score: 5

    ..people were asking for elegant code yesterday!

  2. Re:Why bother? by rincefysh · · Score: 5

    I couldn't disagree more. I won in 1991 (and later - eg 2000 ;-)), just about the time that I was applying for a job. I put 'winning the IOCCC' in my CV, which may sound like suicide to some.

    However consider this. Would you like to work for a boss who feels that winning the IOCCC is something to be ashamed from? Or would you rather work for a boss who feels it's a decent bit of fun?

    I later found out that after dwindling the job candidates down there were just two suitable people left - I was one of them. My boss told me that winning the IOCCC was one of the factors that helped him to pick me over the other candidate.

    So in conclusion - it can actuall _help_ your job prospects!

    (Yes I know it's a troll, but who cares.)