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The hieroglyphics on our mugs.
They are programs, written in the spirit of the International Obfuscated C Code Contest. The winner produces the most unreadable, creative and bizarre (but working) C program.
C's terse syntax and macro-preprocessor facilities give contestants a lot of room to maneuver. The winning programs often manage to be simultaneously funny, breathtaking works of art, and fine examples of how not to code in C.
- Obfuscate
- 1. to make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible
- 2. to bemuse or bewilder someone
The programs
Examples of obfuscated code and its bemusing output. Click on the images to download a copy of the code to paste into your favourite C compiler.
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