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IOCCC 2006 is now open

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-your-hack-on dept.

leob writes "The 19th International Obfuscated C Code Contest opened one minute before the New Year to qualify for the 2006 designation. Entries accepted until the end of February. Start writing and submitting your entries now!"

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  1. On the other hand ... by Salvance · · Score: 2, Insightful

    They could always create an International Obfuscated AJAX competition, then every entrant could be a winner.

    Either I'm dumber than I had hoped, have worked with nimwitted programmers, or (much more likely) most AJAX implementations are just completely illogic to follow. When reviewing "Web 2.0" work, I often miss the logic and structure of C.

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    1. Re:On the other hand ... by misleb · · Score: 2, Insightful

      AJAX is complicated by the fact that you are executing code in two places... the server and the client. And code is often mixed with HTML. How obfuscated it is (or seems) really depends on the framework you are using. If you're putting together an app/site with PHP and writing your own AJAX calls, it can get pretty hairy. But when using something like Ruby on Rails, it is pretty straight forward.

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  2. Re:Isn't it time for a CLEAR code contest? by nacturation · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yeesh... sounds too much like work. I get paid to write clear code. When I don't get paid, I want to have fun with it.

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  3. Re:It'll get better. by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Common Lisp or Scheme code is often only unreadable to people who have had their brains scrambled by languages like C, C++, Java, C# and VB.


    C or C++ code is often only unreadable to people who have had their brains scrambled by languages like Common Lisp and Scheme.

    So? The fact that some management types think scheme proves exactly what?
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