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# International Obfuscated C Code Contest
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The International Obfuscated C Code Contest (IOCCC for short) is an annual online contest in making the most creatively [obfuscated](obfuscation.md) programs in [C](c.md). It's kind of a "just for [fun](fun.md)" thing but similarly to [esoteric languages](esolang.md) there's an element of art and clever hacking that carries a great value. While the [productivity freaks](productivity_cult.md) will argue this is just a waste of time, the true programmer appreciates the depth of knowledge and creative thinking needed to develop a beautifully obfuscated programs.
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The contest runs since 1984 and was started by Landon Curt Noll and Larry Bassel.
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Hacking the rules of the contest is also encouraged and there is an extra award for "worst abuse of the rules".
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Some common ideas employed in the programs include:
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- formatting source code as [ASCII art](ascii_art.md)
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- misleading identifiers and comments
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- extreme [macro](macro.md) and [preprocessor](preprocessor.md) abuse
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- abuse of compiler flags
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- weird things like the main function [recursion](recursion.md)
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