Author Topic: The Omnimaga Obfuscated Code Contest (OOCC) (Read 8113 times)

Juju · « **on:** August 08, 2014, 10:33:22 pm »

I know you guys love to write code nobody understands, especially in Axe, so why not a contest about that? You guys probably know the IOCCC, the International Obfuscated C Code Contest, this is my take on it.

The rules:

The code can be written in any language (preferably should run on a calculator or on my Linux computer), esoteric languages that obfuscate code by their nature (such as Brainfuck or Malbolge) are discouraged (although I'd like if you would write something in Malbolge xD). There is two categories, Calc Languages (TI-BASIC, Axe Parser, Grammer, z80 asm, Casio Basic, HP-PPL, etc. C (and probably Lua, this is debatable) will be considered in Other Languages) and Other Languages. The categories are at best informal and are made to facilitate judging for those who wants to enter and judge at the same time.
The code should show abuse of the language you chose, that is, stuff you thought couldn't be done or shouldn't be done, unreadable or misleading code, or just extraordinarly messy code. It should preferably be a single file of less than 4096 bytes, althought it's not a hard rule.
The entries must be sent by PM to me before September 9th, 23:59:59 EST. The PM should include the source code (either in a [code] block or as a zip/tarball attachment), the name of the programming language (along with any special info on making it run, if applicable), a description of what the code does, how it works, its expected input and output and why and how its code abuses the language (that is, a README), sample input files if applicable and if it's an improvment over a previous entry, if applicable. You can enter as much times as you want.
All the usual rules about plagiarism applies (the code must be written by you, not be started before the beginning of the contest, no sharing before the contest ends, etc.)
On September 10th, the entries will be judged by a panel of judges and the results will be published later with various prizes. You can apply to be judge on one or both categories by PM to me or on in this thread. To be fair, you shouldn't apply to judge your own entry.
The rules can be slightly changed during the contest. This is not an official contest and the prizes have no value. Donations are welcome, though.
Have fun!

pimathbrainiac · « **Reply #1 on:** August 08, 2014, 10:40:36 pm »

I'll compete in computer langs and judge for calcs.

* pimathbrainiac begins writing really messy code.

Juju · « **Reply #2 on:** August 08, 2014, 11:04:24 pm »

Then you shall be judge. I'll pick the judges definitively at the end of the contest so you have time to decide whether you enter or you just judge. Also you should probably be rather good at programming and understand what's going on to judge.

Hayleia · « **Reply #3 on:** August 09, 2014, 03:39:07 am »

Lol, so basically, we do whatever we want as long as it is unreadable ? I think the Axe category is doomed, every program from Runer does what he wants and is unreadable

I'll probably enter, depending on my progress on my other project

Sorunome · « **Reply #4 on:** August 09, 2014, 06:49:09 am »

Awe, too bad that before the contest doesn't count

All my old code is a huge mess

e.g. I already tidied this up some, https://github.com/Sorunome/Homepage/blob/master/bbCodeParser.php#L73 fail to understand it and just wrote the todo to re-write it

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #5 on:** August 09, 2014, 02:44:36 pm »

Would my old RPGs apply?

Also i doubt Super Sonic Ball 83+ would be that hard to read, plus the physics uses some code Builderboy wrote for me

JWinslow23 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 09, 2014, 03:21:23 pm »

Another coding contest...wow, it's becoming a trend.

I'll start writing in Batch, and I have a bunch of tricks up my sleeve.

Just, is there any rules on what the code can do? Like, is this a Hello World, a Truth Machine, or whatever we want it to be?

Juju · « **Reply #7 on:** August 09, 2014, 03:39:23 pm »

Not really, the only requirement is that you should produce code so messy even Runer112 would be like wtf at your code.

Also you should probably read the IOCCC's rules and guidelines, along with the previous winners of that contest, it's pretty much what I want for this contest, but it's not restricted just to C.

Scipi · « **Reply #8 on:** August 10, 2014, 05:38:24 pm »

Learned some wonky stuff to do with C++. Gonna try my hand at this

Princetonlion.tibd · « **Reply #9 on:** August 11, 2014, 12:57:36 am »

So we write code that over time, even we don't know what it does?

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #10 on:** August 12, 2014, 11:23:37 pm »

This happened to me with Metroid II Evolution. After a year of hiatus I revived it, but had to rewrite most of the events because I couldn't figure out what my old code did anymore

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