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This web site will be undergoing major changes, so expect many broken links, typos and other problems. If you wish to recommend changes (understanding that things may be rapidly changing out from under your copy), then consider making pull requests against the temp-test-ioccc GitHub repo.
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Obfuscate defined:
tr.v. -cated, -cating, -cates.
1a. To render obscure.
1b. To darken.
2. To confuse: his emotions obfuscated his judgment.
[LLat. obfuscare, to darken : ob(intensive) + Lat. fuscare,
to darken < fuscus, dark.] -obfuscation n. obfuscatory adj.
Goals of the Contest
The goals of the IOCCC:
- To write the most Obscure/Obfuscated C program within the 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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nor can you send us a submission, because the IOCCC is yet NOT open.
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