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<!-- BEFORE: 1st line of markdown file: faq.md --> <!-- BEFORE: 1st line of markdown file: faq.md -->
<h1 id="ioccc-faq-table-of-contents">IOCCC FAQ Table of Contents</h1> <h1 id="ioccc-faq-table-of-contents">IOCCC FAQ Table of Contents</h1>
<p>This is FAQ version <strong>28.2.12 2025-02-28</strong>.</p> <p>This is FAQ version <strong>28.2.13 2025-03-01</strong>.</p>
<h2 id="entering-the-ioccc-the-bare-minimum-you-need-to-know">0. <a href="#enter_questions">Entering the IOCCC: the bare minimum you need to know</a></h2> <h2 id="entering-the-ioccc-the-bare-minimum-you-need-to-know">0. <a href="#enter_questions">Entering the IOCCC: the bare minimum you need to know</a></h2>
<ul> <ul>
<li><strong>Q 0.0</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#enter">How can I enter the IOCCC?</a></li> <li><strong>Q 0.0</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#enter">How can I enter the IOCCC?</a></li>
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<p>The posting said ‘<em>1st annual</em>’, so in 1985 we held the <a href="years.html#1985">2nd IOCCC contest</a> <p>The posting said ‘<em>1st annual</em>’, so in 1985 we held the <a href="years.html#1985">2nd IOCCC contest</a>
and the tradition continues as the longest running contest on the Internet.</p> and the tradition continues as the longest running contest on the Internet.</p>
<p>P.S. Part of the inspiration for making the IOCCC a contest goes to the <p>P.S. Part of the inspiration for making the IOCCC a contest goes to the
<a href="http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/">Bulwer-Lytton fiction contest</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/">Bulwer-Lytton fiction contest</a> (hence the
reference to that (in)famous dark and stormy night all the way back in 1830 when
Landon was just a wee lad).</p>
<p>Jump to: <a href="#">top</a></p> <p>Jump to: <a href="#">top</a></p>
<div id="missing_years"> <div id="missing_years">
<h3 id="q-11.1-why-are-some-years-missing-ioccc-entries">Q 11.1: Why are some years missing IOCCC entries?</h3> <h3 id="q-11.1-why-are-some-years-missing-ioccc-entries">Q 11.1: Why are some years missing IOCCC entries?</h3>
</div> </div>
<p>Some years, such as 1997, 1999, 2002-2003, 2007-2010, 2016-2017, 2021-2023, no IOCCC was held.</p> <p>There were some years, such as 1997, 1999, 2002-2003, 2007-2010, 2016-2017,
2021-2023 (or 2024, see below), when no IOCCC was held.</p>
<p>While we try to hold the IOCCC every year, sometime the other demands on the IOCCC judges <p>While we try to hold the IOCCC every year, sometime the other demands on the IOCCC judges
do not permit us to hold a new IOCCC.</p> do not permit us to hold a new IOCCC.</p>
<p>The pause during the 2021-2023 period was due to the IOCCC judges developing tools to <p>The pause during 2021 through the end of 2024 (when IOCCC28 officially entered
make it much more likely for the IOCCC to be held on a yearly basis later on.</p> pending status) was due to the development of tools (for submission, the server
and the website generation) and the JSON parser (for the tools, the contest and
the website) to make it easier and much more likely for the IOCCC to be held on
a yearly basis.</p>
<p>Jump to: <a href="#">top</a></p> <p>Jump to: <a href="#">top</a></p>
<div id="website"> <div id="website">
<div id="website_history"> <div id="website_history">
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# IOCCC FAQ Table of Contents # IOCCC FAQ Table of Contents
This is FAQ version **28.2.12 2025-02-28**. This is FAQ version **28.2.13 2025-03-01**.
## 0. [Entering the IOCCC: the bare minimum you need to know](#enter_questions) ## 0. [Entering the IOCCC: the bare minimum you need to know](#enter_questions)
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and the tradition continues as the longest running contest on the Internet. and the tradition continues as the longest running contest on the Internet.
P.S. Part of the inspiration for making the IOCCC a contest goes to the P.S. Part of the inspiration for making the IOCCC a contest goes to the
[Bulwer-Lytton fiction contest](http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/). [Bulwer-Lytton fiction contest](http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/) (hence the
reference to that (in)famous dark and stormy night all the way back in 1830 when
Landon was just a wee lad).
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### Q 11.1: Why are some years missing IOCCC entries? ### Q 11.1: Why are some years missing IOCCC entries?
</div> </div>
Some years, such as 1997, 1999, 2002-2003, 2007-2010, 2016-2017, 2021-2023, no IOCCC was held. There were some years, such as 1997, 1999, 2002-2003, 2007-2010, 2016-2017,
2021-2023 (or 2024, see below), when no IOCCC was held.
While we try to hold the IOCCC every year, sometime the other demands on the IOCCC judges While we try to hold the IOCCC every year, sometime the other demands on the IOCCC judges
do not permit us to hold a new IOCCC. do not permit us to hold a new IOCCC.
The pause during the 2021-2023 period was due to the IOCCC judges developing tools to The pause during 2021 through the end of 2024 (when IOCCC28 officially entered
make it much more likely for the IOCCC to be held on a yearly basis later on. pending status) was due to the development of tools (for submission, the server
and the website generation) and the JSON parser (for the tools, the contest and
the website) to make it easier and much more likely for the IOCCC to be held on
a yearly basis.
Jump to: [top](#) Jump to: [top](#)