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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. That WOULD be too easy by Greyfox · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I've written Perl and then come back six months later and been unable to figure out what it was doing. Perl is not the world's first Write Only Language (That honor might go to APL though) but it's certainly one of the better ones.

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    I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?