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IOCCC Accepting New, 'Improved' Entries

Posted by michael on from the for-small-values-of-improved dept.

Rudolf writes: "The 16th International Obfuscated C Code Contest is open from now until 01 Dec 2001 23:59:59 UTC. Details are at the IOCCC web site. From the front page, the contest goals are: -- To write the most Obscure/Obfuscated C program (within contest rules -- To show the importance of programming style, in an ironic way. -- To stress C compilers with unusual code. -- To illustrate some of the subtleties of the C language. -- To provide a safe forum for poor C code. :-)"

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  1. new to this contest by chongo · · Score: 5, Informative
    As part of the IOCCC tradition, we always tweak/adjust the rules and guidelines each year. Noteworthy changes for the 16th contest include:
    • New max size limits: 4096 (was 3217)
      (We gotta keep up with the code bloat like everyone else :-) :-()
    • New max size for non-whitespace / non {:} chars: 2048 (was 1536)
    • New max compile/build line: 521 (was 255)
      (why 521? Well 521 is prime and 2^521-1 is a Mersenne prime and I like primes ... :-))
    • We now allow people to use OpenMotif
    • MS gets two pot shots directed at it in this contest (yet another tradition)
    --
    chongo (was here) /\oo/\