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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 trumpdong on Sunday June 07, 2026 @01:26PM (#48436899)
It's an overdone trope in obfuscated programming contests - to make the code look like a picture.
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Re:The 29th International Obfuscated C Code Contest (IOCCC) ... by qingcharles on Sunday June 07, 2026 @01:37PM (#48437005)
It's a trope, I would not say it's overdone! :)
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Re:The 29th International Obfuscated C Code Contest (IOCCC) ... by Waterluvian on Sunday June 07, 2026 @04:25PM (#48438192)
There’s a company that’s become very successful selling basic sponges shaped like smiley faces.
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