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2004 IOCCC Winners Source Code Released
Langly writes "The IOCCC have finally released their source code for 2004.
My thoughts goes out to the poor guys that actually wrote this code.
Reader discretion is advised." Every time I see an obfuscated code contest, I wonder if 'Winner' is the right word to describe the victor ;)
void main(void) {
printf("frist prost");
}
The code running on the webserver must be AMAZING.
Its so obfuscated that I cant even see it!
ahhhhhh its finally shown up.
Doesnt bode well though.
liqbase
When I was learning programming, I would obfuscate code so bad that even the compiler couldn't understand it, let alone humans...
"Within 20 minutes of the code release, SCO sued claiming that it contained something of theirs".
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
An obfuscated code contest article has a Microsoft "Get the Facts" ad beneath it.
:-P
Does the OSTG try to be subtle or what?
Error 407 - No creative sig found
Some gems: :
Naming variables
#1 Baby names: Buy a copy of a baby naming book and you'll never be at a loss for variable names. Fred is a wonderful name, and easy to type. If you're looking for easy-to-type variable names, try adsf or aoeu if you type with a DSK keyboard.
#17 Bedazzling Names: Choose variable names with irrelevant emotional connotation. e.g.:
marypoppins = ( superman + starship ) / god;
This confuses the reader because they have difficulty disassociating the emotional connotations of the words from the logic they're trying to think about.
#26 Misleading names: Make sure that every method does a little bit more (or less) than its name suggests. As a simple example, a method named isValid(x) should as a side effect convert x to binary and store the result in a database.
An Indian-American Hindu committed to non-violent thought/speech/action alarmed by the global explosion of radical Islam
In this film we hope to show how not to be seen. This is "Hello World" by Mr. E. R. Bradshaw of Cambridge, MA. It can not be seen. Now I am going to ask the code to stand up. "Hello World," will you stand up please. This demonstrates the value of not being seen.
Their webserver is actually written in obfuscated c++ .. Sure, it's slow, but the binary plays a technoversion of Star Sprangled Banner when piped through /dev/dsp ..
Hey,
I write code like that every day for a living.
I'm just about to finish a world wide, 3-tier, trouble ticketing system in the shape of a Maze.
The Internet is full. Go Away!!!
You can't get better than obfuscation by slashdotting.
"You know you want me baby!" - Crow T Robot
I wonder if 'Winner' is the right word to describe the victor
This is coming from the dingus behind slashcode.
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
Name your variables A1, Al, B1, Bl, and so on. With some fonts (especially those fixed width fonts in code editors) a "l" (small "L") looks exactly the same as a "1" (a one), which makes sure that the guy maintaining the code will have fun a-plenty.
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I could obfuscate code so bad that it would crash the compiler, impregnate the linker and produce a fat binary.
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Hasn't obfuscated C already been perfected?
Every time I see an obfuscated code contest, I wonder if 'Winner' is the right word to describe the victor
I certainly feel like a loser when I read obfuscated code!
insecurity asks the wrong question irritation gives the wrong answer
Assume I was drunk when I posted this.
If you want to take a look at some code that's a real mess, try this code here.
Ugh.
Actually, 90% of obfuscation is perl scripts. :)
<runs>
"You're older than you've ever been, and now you're even older."
I read the title a little too fast, collapsed all the C's together, and wondered out loud when coding became an Olympic sport...
I submitted a M$ Windows XP EULA. The code parser exploded and it was disqualified.
Eternity: will that be smoking, or non-smoking? I Corinthians 6:9-10