IOCCC Accepting New, 'Improved' Entries

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IOCCC Accepting New, 'Improved' Entries

Posted by michael on Tuesday October 2, 2001 @12:15AM 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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fp by bobbyLog · 2001-10-02 00:20 · Score: -1, Offtopic

fpppppp
We have a winner by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-02 00:25 · Score: -1, Offtopic

This guy has definately written the most obfuscated code I have ever seen.
1. Re:We have a winner by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-02 00:27 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Sorry, wrong link. Go to http://www.tacoinspector.com
2. Re:We have a winner by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-02 01:33 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Go back to the Something Awful Forums, kjeldor.
An entry by ackthpt · 2001-10-02 00:31 · Score: 0, Offtopic

The could enter slashcode!

Oh, wait, that's perl, isn't it?

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Is It Open to the Pros? by Lunastorm · 2001-10-02 00:38 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I wonder if Bill Gates will enter.

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Re:Kill Arabs. Kill Muslims. Kill Islam. Kill. Kil by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-02 00:45 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Thank you for letting me know. I wouldn't have noticed.
Re:my fovorite by Xiver · 2001-10-02 00:48 · Score: 0, Offtopic

int x[100];

for(int iApple = 0; iApple = 0; --iApple){
cout (int)(99 - iGrape[x]) endl;
}

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10: PRINT "Everything old is new again."
20: GOTO 10
What are you talking about? by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-02 00:50 · Score: -1, Offtopic

What are you talking about?
Re:my fovorite by Xiver · 2001-10-02 00:51 · Score: 0, Offtopic

int x[100]; for(int iApple = 0; iApple < 100; ++iApple){ iApple[x] = iApple; } for(int iGrape = 99; iGrape >= 0; --iGrape){ cout << (int)(99 - iGrape[x]) << endl; }

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10: PRINT "Everything old is new again."
20: GOTO 10
Re:Irony by Xiver · 2001-10-02 00:54 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Your professor is an idiot.

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10: PRINT "Everything old is new again."
20: GOTO 10
It's "hare brained" not "hair brained". by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-02 00:59 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Sorry to be so picky, but if someone doesn't point this out you will never learn the correct form: hare brained
pffft C is too easy to obfuscate by kuiken · 2001-10-02 01:06 · Score: 0, Offtopic

now obfuscated cobol that would be a chalenge

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Re:my fovorite by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-02 01:17 · Score: -1, Offtopic

How do people get paid for such crap? That is some really bad code.
It's "hare brained" not "hair brained". by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-02 01:35 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Sorryto b so picky, but if someone doesn't point this out you will never learn the correct form: hare brained
hare-braned by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-02 01:57 · Score: -1, Offtopic

hare-braned not hare braned not hair braned.
Thanks anyway,

Oh, and the O key is so close to the A key hence the fat fingured "fovorite".
hare-brained by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-02 01:59 · Score: -1, Offtopic

hare-brained, not hare-braned, not hare braned, not hair brained.....
Re:my fovorite by Amazing+Quantum+Man · 2001-10-02 03:37 · Score: 1, Offtopic

That's nothing... I once saw the following kn actual production code:

/* look for the first non-blank */ char *p; p = some_string; while (strncmp(p," ",1) == 0) p++;

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