28th International Obfuscated C Code Contest
9 months ago
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- The 28th International Obfuscated C Code Contest (IOCCC) winners for 2024 are announced.
- The contest reopened after a 4-year pause with significant improvements to the submission process and website.
- A record 23 winners were selected, surpassing the previous record of 15.
- The judging process was more efficient, taking only 33 days due to new tools and processes.
- Submissions showed increased quality and quantity, with many entries well under the size limit.
- Notable winning entries include a small LLM inference engine, a polite UTF-8 editor, and an Intel 4004 emulator.
- The contest emphasized originality and obfuscation quality over sheer code size.
- Future contests will see streamlined rules and guidelines, with IOCCC29 planned for December 2025.
- Encouragement was given to non-winning participants to refine and resubmit their entries.
- Instructions for compiling winning entries and reporting issues were provided.