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 ;)

Comments

frist?

[Anonymous Coward]

void main(void) {
printf("frist prost");
}

obfuscated server

[LiquidCoooled]

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.

Big deal

[Anonymous Coward]

When I was learning programming, I would obfuscate code so bad that even the compiler couldn't understand it, let alone humans...

Follow up story.

[AtariAmarok]

"Within 20 minutes of the code release, SCO sued claiming that it contained something of theirs".

Oh the irony

[agent dero]

An obfuscated code contest article has a Microsoft "Get the Facts" ad beneath it.

Does the OSTG try to be subtle or what? :-P

Time to brush up on your l33t coding skills

[GillBates0]

How to write unmaintainable code

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.

The value of not being seen

[downward dog]

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.

Every day

[3770]

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.

OK Mr Supar Comuputar

[stratjakt]

I wonder if 'Winner' is the right word to describe the victor

This is coming from the dingus behind slashcode.

Re:clueless submitters

[RangerRick98]

Actually, 90% of obfuscation is perl scripts. :)

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