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A comment on The 29th International Obfuscated C Code Contest (IOCCC) 2025 Winners. Parent comment

Re:The 29th International Obfuscated C Code Contest (IOCCC) ... by nickcw on Sunday June 07, 2026 @05:08AM (#48433141)
That is correct. It is cheating, but the judges let a small amount of it slide, especially if you come up with an amusing enough justification. I could not get it to fit otherwise!
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Re:The 29th International Obfuscated C Code Contest (IOCCC) ... by ncr100 on Sunday June 07, 2026 @03:46PM (#48437899)
"The best kind of correct." -No. 1.0, How Hermes Got his Groove Back, Futurama
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Re:The 29th International Obfuscated C Code Contest (IOCCC) ... by toast0 on Sunday June 07, 2026 @04:37PM (#48438293)
I'm not a judge or a competitor, but I feel like a little bit of cheating on the rules is within the spirit of the game. Especially if it a) it makes it more obfuscated and b) it wouldn't have fit otherwise.
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