The IOCCC judges to welcome feedback on the IOCCC -rules, IOCCC guidelines +rules, IOCCC guidelines, and on the IOCCC mkiocccentry tools.
To comment on the IOCCC rules or the IOCCC guidelines please view the diff --git a/faq.md b/faq.md index 9ba27f309..ec0fa6860 100644 --- a/faq.md +++ b/faq.md @@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@ Jump to: [top](#) The [IOCCC judges](judges.html) to welcome feedback on the [IOCCC -rules](next/rules.html), [IOCCC guidelines](next/guidelines.html) +rules](next/rules.html), [IOCCC guidelines](next/guidelines.html), and on the [IOCCC mkiocccentry tools](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry). To comment on the [IOCCC rules](next/rules.html) or the diff --git a/news.html b/news.html index a774a24bd..89f4f1554 100644 --- a/news.html +++ b/news.html @@ -495,7 +495,22 @@ -
The IOCCC29 will run from 2025-12-03 20:25:12.045045 UTC to 2026-03-13 17:19:23.293137 UTC.
This contest will enter the pending state on 2025-12-03 20:25:12.045045 UTC,
+allowing people to register for the IOCCC.
Please provide feedback on the IOCCC rules, +IOCCC guidelines, and +on the IOCCC mkiocccentry tools, +especially while the contest status is pending.
+This contest will enter the open state on 2025-12-15 18:21:24.273033 UTC,
+allowing people to upload submissions.
See entering the IOCCC.
+This contest will enter the judging state on 2026-03-13 17:19:23.293137 UTC,
+when people will no longer be allowed to upload submissions.
The above dates and times may change AT ANY TIME until the contest status is open.
+The above timestamps are in “YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.micros UTC” format.
+The award presentations from the longer 4.5 hour Our Favorite Universe YouTube show have been individually uploaded as short videos. Moreover, the main @@ -506,7 +521,7 @@ descriptions have been made to the IOCCC Official WebsiteIOCCC winner GibHub repo forks and/or download the IOCCC winning entries of 2024 compressed tarball.
-We swapped by accident, both 2024/anders and 2024/straadt. Sorry (tm Canada 🇨🇦) about that!
If you downloaded the IOCCC28 code before 2025 Aug 03 09:40:00 UTC, please re-fetch the tarballs.
@@ -556,7 +571,7 @@ via the following link: “Our Favorite Universe” YouTube Channel, and enable notifications (click on the “Notification Bell” 🔔) to receive alerts when new content is scheduled. -Good News Everyone ‼️🤓 We have scheduled the date for the IOCCC Awards Presentation and Source Code Reveal for IOCCC28 to be on 2025 August 02 11:00 (11AM) Pacific.
The presentation will be on the Our Favorite Universe YouTube Channel on the show entitled:
@@ -570,7 +585,7 @@ as well at the IOCCC Official Website at the end of the show. A recording of this show will be uploaded to the Our Favorite Universe YouTube Channel for those who cannot watch the live show. -2025-07-08
+2025-07-08
On 2025-07-07, we had a successful 6-hour marathon meeting, accomplishing 2 crucial goals:
- @@ -593,7 +608,7 @@ some fun logistical challenges along the way. (it’s free) and click the notification bell (🔔) to receive an alert for when the show is scheduled by visiting:
We have what we believe is the list of winners of IOCCC28.
https://www.youtube.com/@OurFavoriteUniverse
-2025-06-05
+2025-06-05
The IOCCC28 period for submission has closed.
We will post a few high level updates on Mastodon, plus some j-random more in-depth fun updates for our @@ -606,7 +621,7 @@ winner reveal show on the The winners will be posted to the IOCCC website at the end of the show. SUBSCRIBE 👍 and click on the NOTIFICATION BELL 🔔 to be notified about when when live IOCCC28 winner reveal show happens!
-2025-05-29
+2025-05-29
The IOCCC28 OPEN period has only one week left! You have until 2025-06-05 04:03:02.010099 UTC to upload your submission(s). For more information see:
@@ -618,7 +633,7 @@ and post the winning source to the Of at the end of the show. Make sure to subscribe to Our Favorite Universe and click on the notification bell 🔔 to get a heads up when they’re announced! -2025-05-05
+2025-05-05
The IOCCC28 OPEN period has one month left! You have until 2025-06-05 04:03:02.010099 UTC to upload your submission(s). For more information see:
@@ -637,7 +652,7 @@ because among other things, it provides:+## 2025-10-30 + +The **IOCCC29** will run from `2025-12-03 20:25:12.045045 UTC` to `2026-03-13 17:19:23.293137 UTC`. + +This contest will enter the [pending state](faq.html#pending) on `2025-12-03 20:25:12.045045 UTC`, +allowing people to [register for the IOCCC](next/register.html). + +Please [provide feedback](faq.html#feedback) on the [IOCCC rules](next/rules.html), +[IOCCC guidelines](next/guidelines.html), and +on the [IOCCC mkiocccentry tools](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry), +especially while the [contest status](status.html) is **pending**. + +This contest will enter the [open state](faq.html#open) on `2025-12-15 18:21:24.273033 UTC`, +allowing people to [upload submissions](next/submit.html). + +See [entering the IOCCC](quick-start.html#enter). + +This contest will enter the [judging state](faq.html#judging) on `2026-03-13 17:19:23.293137 UTC`, +when people will no longer be allowed to upload submissions. + +The above **dates and times may change _AT ANY TIME_** until the [contest status](status.html) is **open**. + +The above timestamps are in "_YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.micros UTC_" format. + + ## 2025-08-06 The award presentations from the longer 4.5 hour [Our Favorite diff --git a/next/rules.html b/next/rules.html index 9792fe77b..ba3ef4434 100644 --- a/next/rules.html +++ b/next/rules.html @@ -480,22 +480,23 @@ granted provided this copyright and notice are included in its entirety and remains unaltered. All other uses MUST receive prior permission in writing by contacting the judges.Improved the format of how
mkiocccentry(1)announces doing amake clobber.- -
Improved
chkentry(1)man page and thechkentry -husage message.2025-04-26
+2025-04-26
We released mkiocccentry toolkit version 2.4.6 2025-04-26.
While you are NOT required to use this release in order to submit to IOCCC28, we do RECOMMEND that you install and use it, because among other things, it provides:
@@ -650,7 +665,7 @@ we do RECOMMEND that you install and use it, b Those who have registered have until 2025-06-05 04:03:02.010099 UTC to upload their submissions.See “how enter the IOCCC” for more information.
-2025-04-19
+2025-04-19
The IOCCC28 OPEN period has reached the half-way point. This is a gentle suggestion to not wait until the last minute to write, test and upload your submission.
@@ -658,7 +673,7 @@ and upload your submission. Those who have registered have until 2025-06-05 04:03:02.010099 UTC to upload their submissions.See “how enter the IOCCC” for more information.
-2025-03-15
+2025-03-15
We released mkiocccentry toolkit version 2.4.4 2025-03-15.
While you are NOT required to use this release in order to submit to IOCCC28, we do RECOMMEND that you install and use it, because among other things, it provides:
@@ -666,7 +681,7 @@ we do RECOMMEND that you install and use it, b- Set locale to C, the official locale of the IOCCC.
See the version 2.4.4 release notes for more details.
-2025-03-12
+2025-03-12
We released mkiocccentry toolkit version 2.4.3 2025-03-11.
While you are NOT required to use this release in order to submit to IOCCC28, we do RECOMMEND that you install and use it, because among other things, it provides:
@@ -679,7 +694,7 @@ we do RECOMMEND that you install and use it, bSee the version 2.4.3 release notes for more details.
Clarification: NUL bytes are ALLOWED in your submission
prog.cand related C code.Please mention in your
-remarks.mdfile if your C source contains NUL bytes.2025-03-05
+2025-03-05
The 40th anniversary of the IOCCC, IOCCC28, will be open for submissions from 2025-03-05 23:19:17.131107 UTC to 2025-06-05 04:03:02.010099 UTC.
Version 28.30 2025-03-03 of the IOCCC28 rules, @@ -699,13 +714,13 @@ and initial password by email. If you cannot find that email, contact the IOCCC Judges by email for help. We have given early registrants extra time (until 2025 Mar 12 UTC), to login and change their initial password.
-2025-02-28
+2025-02-28
We have reached our code freeze milestone for the mkiocccentry repo and released a new version of the mkiocccentry toolkit!
Final testing is going well. We remain on track to open the IOCCC28 on 2025-03-05 23:19:17.131107 UTC.
In a few days, those registered for IOCCC28 will receive email with their username and initial password to submit their code.
We encourage those who wish to enter the IOCCC28 to registered for IOCCC28 today.
Consider joining the IOCCC discord community via this link: https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw
-2025-02-12
+2025-02-12
We have discovered an issue that needs to be resolved, followed by more testing after the code freeze. We also want to improve the IOCCC28 guidelines, and to simplify the write-up of the IOCCC28 rules.
@@ -713,7 +728,7 @@ and to simplify the write-up of the IOCCC28 rules. on 2024-12-29 23:58:13.213455 UTC, is now scheduled to be open from 2025-03-05 23:19:17.131107 UTC to 2025-06-05 04:03:02.010099 UTC. We apologize for this delay. -2025-01-28
+2025-01-28
IMPORTANT DISCORD UPDATE: Due to a Discord bug/mis-feature, those who joined the IOCCC Discord server recently lost their access soon afterwards and have to re-join. @@ -723,7 +738,7 @@ Fans of the IOCCC, hopeful IOCCC28 contestants, and past winner are all encouraged to stop by and say hello.
To join, click this link: https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw.
-2025-01-25
+2025-01-25
The IOCCC now has a Discord server! Click the link to join the IOCCC Discord server. Fans of the IOCCC, hopeful IOCCC28 contestants, and past winners of the IOCCC @@ -739,14 +754,14 @@ on 2024-12-29 23:58:13.213455 UTC, is now scheduled to be
-2025-02-19 23:19:17.130705 UTC to 2025-05-19 23:29:31.374143 UTC. We will update the IOCCC rules and IOCCC guidelines accordingly, before the contest opens. 2024-12-31
+2024-12-31
We have just released version 2.3 of the mkiocccentry repo. This repo 2.3 release includes important improvements (over repo release 2.1) to the
mkiocccentry(1)tool as well as a critical fix for installing on BSD based systems.Please download version 2.3 of the mkiocccentry repo, and compile the mkiocccentry tool set. You may also wish to install this code. See also the mkiocccentry FAQ for more information.
-2024-12-30
+2024-12-30
The IOCCC Rule 12 - UTF-8 no longer discourages the use of UTF-8 in C source. Since the days of
-std=gnu17compilers, UTF-8 characters do not impose a compiler problem. The related guideline @@ -757,7 +772,7 @@ modifications as means to tell the submitter that their submission was received.All of the import IOCCC dates within the IOCCC rules have been moved into the “Important IOCCC dates” section.
-2024-12-28
+2024-12-28
Good News Everyone! :-)
After a 4 year effort by a number of people, with over 6168+ commits, the Great Fork Merge has been completed @@ -785,7 +800,7 @@ and status.json has been updated to reflect this new s
Proposed and tentative IOCCC rules and IOCCC guidelines have been released.
See FAQ Section 0 for more information on how to enter.
-2024-06-08
+2024-06-08
We continue to make good progress on the temp-test-ioccc website via the temp-test-ioccc repo.
@@ -815,7 +830,7 @@ not having to look at them more than once on a whole, other than possible entries that have to be added at the end, like the example below.Once the submit server server is ready another FAQ will be added and that entry can be looked at alone.
-2024-05-30
+2024-05-30
A number of issues from minor fixes have been applied to the temp-test-ioccc website via the temp-test-ioccc repo.
@@ -850,7 +865,7 @@ ask for beta testing of the new IOCCC registration process and This will speed up the start date of IOCCC28.It is our plan that IOCCC28 will occur in 2024, the 40th anniversary of the IOCCC.
-2024-04-30
+2024-04-30
The website now is viewing by mobile devices such as cell phones and tablets. Devices with a screen resolution 1024 pixels and narrower are given a hamburger-style menu icon in place of @@ -872,7 +887,7 @@ files that are static (not generated
-bintools) report no warnings, nor info** messages, changes involving fixing invalid links to local files have been corrected, and changes involving the topbar are now HTML 5 conforming.2024-04-20
+2024-04-20
Nearly all of the temp-test-ioccc website website has undergone editorial review. Nearly all IOCCC winning entries compile on modern systems and many have
where the contents of the temp-test-ioccc website will be merged into the Official IOCCC website.try.shscripts to help you run them. @@ -890,10 +905,10 @@ glaring “dancing bears” and other frivolous web features.Stay tuned!
-2024-02-29
+2024-02-29
We continue to make good progress on website. In the temp-test-ioccc GitHub repo we have made nearly 4600 changes to date!
All web pages, including this one, are now constructed from markdown files and/or JSON data files using tools found in the bin directory.
-2023-05-22
+2023-05-22
We have been busy preparing for an important / significant update to this website. In the temp-test-ioccc GitHub repo we have made nearly 2645 changes to date.
While you are free to look at the temp-test-ioccc GitHub repo, please do not link to it as this repo and related website will disappear once the main @@ -949,7 +964,7 @@ that needs urgent fixing. The IOCCCMOCK will us to beta-test the new IOCCC process without putting the hard work of those who submit real IOCCC entries at risk.
Stay tuned!
-2023-01-30
+2023-01-30
We added to the status.json page, a “status_date” JSON member whose value is the date @@ -961,7 +976,7 @@ a “latest_news” JSON member whose value is the date of the most recent news item.
-"status_date" : "Mon Jan 30 02:28:44 PST 2023", "latest_news" : "Mon Jan 30 02:28:44 PST 2023"2022-12-18
+2022-12-18
As per the suggestion of Toni Mikkola (@Virtaava@home.social) we now maintain a status.json page on this website.
@@ -979,7 +994,7 @@ The details of such additional JSON members are TBD. Instead you will have to rely on the additional JSON information and/or read the IOCCC news, and/or follow us on Mastodon via @ioccc@fosstodon.org. -2022-11-29
+2022-11-29
We are planning to abandon our IOCCC Twitter feed in favor of our new IOCCC Mastodon feed.
@@ -1014,7 +1029,7 @@ is made possible by volunteers, and those who voluntarily support the cost of their server.Stay tuned in Mastodon as we update you on our progress towards the next IOCCC!
-2022-11-19
+2022-11-19
Source code has been released for version 0.8.1 2022-11-19 of the mkiocccentry repo, a GitHub repo that includes the official iocccsize tool, @@ -1026,13 +1041,13 @@ to upload the above mentioned compressed tarball: when the contest is open of co judges will go through the motions (without judging the content) of an IOCCC: testing the above mentioned tools and testing the submit server.
We are working on complete rebuild of this website as well.
-2022-01-15
+2022-01-15
Source code has been released for version 0.24 2022-01-15 of the mkiocccentry tool, a tool that is based on, and is containing, the official iocccsize tool, will form a compressed tarball that a registered IOCCC contestant will upload to the submit server (when the contest is open of course).
-2021-12-27
+2021-12-27
The Judges are continuing to work on re-tooling how we run the IOCCC. We are writing tools under various repositories our @@ -1041,7 +1056,7 @@ We are writing tools under various repositories our Sorry for the delay, but we think you will appreciate the re-tooling when it is completed. Stay tuned!
-2021-10-21
+2021-10-21
The Judges are re-tooling how we run the IOCCC. Our goal is to build a smoother, more rapid process centered around diff --git a/news.md b/news.md index f0c4e1688..d458662f9 100644 --- a/news.md +++ b/news.md @@ -55,6 +55,31 @@
Rules Version
-These IOCCC Rules are version 29.09 2025-11-29.
+These IOCCC Rules are version 29.10 2025-11-30.
Reminder: be SURE to read the IOCCC guidelines.
Rule 0 - Dates
This IOCCC runs from
-2025-12-03 20:25:12.045045 UTCto2026-03-13 17:19:23.293137 UTC.This contest will enter the pending state on
-2025-12-03 20:25:12.045045 UTC, -allowing people to register for the IOCCC.This contest will enter the open state on
-2025-12-15 18:21:24.273033 UTC, -allowing people to upload submissions to the IOCCC submit server.This contest will enter the judging state on
2026-03-13 17:19:23.293137 UTC, +This contest will enter the pending state on
+2025-12-03 20:25:12.045045 UTC, +allowing people to register for the IOCCC.This contest will enter the open state on
+2025-12-15 18:21:24.273033 UTC, +allowing people to upload submissions.This contest will enter the judging state on
-2026-03-13 17:19:23.293137 UTC, when people will no longer be allowed to upload submissions.Until the contest enters the open state, any or all -of the above dates and times may change AT ANY TIME!
+The above dates and times may change AT ANY TIME until the contest status is open.
The above timestamps are in “YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.micros UTC” format.
-See the current status of the IOCCC.
+See entering the IOCCC.
+See +FAQ on “How can I comment or make a suggestion on IOCCC rules, guidelines and tools?”.
diff --git a/next/rules.md b/next/rules.md index f87d14393..ac35bcc12 100644 --- a/next/rules.md +++ b/next/rules.md @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ writing by [contacting the judges](../contact.html). ## Rules Version -These IOCCC Rules are version **29.09 2025-11-29**. +These IOCCC Rules are version **29.10 2025-11-30**. Reminder: be SURE to read the [IOCCC guidelines](guidelines.html). @@ -48,24 +48,25 @@ Reminder: be SURE to read the [IOCCC guidelines](guidelines.html). ## Rule 0 - Dates -This IOCCC runs from `2025-12-03 20:25:12.045045 UTC` to `2026-03-13 -17:19:23.293137 UTC`. +This IOCCC runs from `2025-12-03 20:25:12.045045 UTC` to `2026-03-13 17:19:23.293137 UTC`. -This contest will enter the **pending state** on `2025-12-03 20:25:12.045045 UTC`, -allowing people to register for the IOCCC. +This contest will enter the [pending state](../faq.html#pending) on `2025-12-03 20:25:12.045045 UTC`, +allowing people to [register for the IOCCC](register.html). -This contest will enter the **open state** on `2025-12-15 18:21:24.273033 UTC`, -allowing people to upload submissions to the [IOCCC submit server](https://submit.ioccc.org). +This contest will enter the [open state](../faq.html#open) on `2025-12-15 18:21:24.273033 UTC`, +allowing people to [upload submissions](submit.html). -This contest will enter the **judging state** on `2026-03-13 17:19:23.293137 UTC`, +This contest will enter the [judging state](../faq.html#judging) on `2026-03-13 17:19:23.293137 UTC`, when people will no longer be allowed to upload submissions. -Until the contest enters the **open** state, any or all -of the above **dates and times may change _AT ANY TIME_**! +The above **dates and times may change _AT ANY TIME_** until the [contest status](../status.html) is **open**. The above timestamps are in "_YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.micros UTC_" format. -See the [current status of the IOCCC](../status.html). +See [entering the IOCCC](../quick-start.html#enter). + +See +FAQ on "[How can I comment or make a suggestion on IOCCC rules, guidelines and tools?](../faq.html#feedback)".Rule 1 - C program
diff --git a/sitemap.xml b/sitemap.xml index b073d7631..4e1be40e2 100644 --- a/sitemap.xml +++ b/sitemap.xml @@ -16762,7 +16762,7 @@https://www.ioccc.org/faq.md -2025-11-29T22:23:16+00:00 +2025-12-01T05:31:01+00:00 https://www.ioccc.org/inc/index.html @@ -16818,11 +16818,11 @@https://www.ioccc.org/news.html -2025-11-29T22:23:16+00:00 +2025-12-01T05:35:45+00:00 https://www.ioccc.org/news.md -2025-11-29T22:23:16+00:00 +2025-12-01T05:35:26+00:00 https://www.ioccc.org/next/guidelines.html @@ -16870,11 +16870,11 @@https://www.ioccc.org/next/rules.html -2025-11-29T22:23:16+00:00 +2025-12-01T05:35:43+00:00 https://www.ioccc.org/next/rules.md -2025-11-29T22:23:16+00:00 +2025-12-01T05:35:19+00:00 https://www.ioccc.org/next/submit.html @@ -16938,11 +16938,11 @@https://www.ioccc.org/status.html -2025-11-30T01:25:49+00:00 +2025-12-01T05:35:42+00:00 https://www.ioccc.org/status.json -2025-11-30T00:36:14+00:00 +2025-12-01T05:35:41+00:00 https://www.ioccc.org/status.md diff --git a/status.html b/status.html index ae39966ec..9d0e98558 100644 --- a/status.html +++ b/status.html @@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ "no_comment" : "mandatory comment: because comments were removed from the original JSON spec", "IOCCC_status_version" : "1.0 2024-03-09", "contest_status" : "closed", - "news_update" : "2025-11-29T22:23:16+00:00", + "news_update" : "2025-12-01T05:35:26+00:00", "status_update" : "2025-08-01T19:38:14+00:00" } diff --git a/status.json b/status.json index 375e58bc5..215e592b0 100644 --- a/status.json +++ b/status.json @@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ "no_comment" : "mandatory comment: because comments were removed from the original JSON spec", "IOCCC_status_version" : "1.0 2024-03-09", "contest_status" : "closed", - "news_update" : "2025-11-29T22:23:16+00:00", + "news_update" : "2025-12-01T05:35:26+00:00", "status_update" : "2025-08-01T19:38:14+00:00" }