From ce979d9b80f29941650b2c7e14405398efa00e4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Landon Curt Noll Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2024 19:19:40 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] fix FAQ 0.0 alternate name, added FAQ 1,3 Added 1.3 - How has the IOCCC size limit rule changed over the years. --- faq.md | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/faq.md b/faq.md index 1543f834f..266992eaa 100644 --- a/faq.md +++ b/faq.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ - [1.0 - How did the IOCCC get started?](#faq1_0) - [1.1 - Why are some years missing IOCCC winners?](#faq1_1) - [1.2 - What is the history of the IOCCC web site?](#faq1_2) +- [1.3 - How has the IOCCC size limit rule changed over the years?](#faq1_3) ## Section 2 - [IOCCC Judging process](#faq2) - [2.0 - How many entries do the judges receive for a given IOCCC?](#faq2_0) @@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ other inconsistencies with the original entry?](#faq4_3) ## Section 0: Submitting entries to a new IOCCC -### FAQ 0.0: How may I submit to the IOCCC? +### FAQ 0.0: How may I submit to the IOCCC? To submit your code to the IOCCC, you **MUST** follow these steps: @@ -524,6 +525,58 @@ to the [official IOCCC web site](https://www.ioccc.org). size of the pull request and/or number of changes that went into the pull request. +### FAQ 1.How has the IOCCC size limit rule changed over the years? + +The IOCCC size rule has changed over the years. + +In later years, Rule 2 was split into two parts. +Simplified the two parts of Rule 2 were: + +* Rule 2a: Overall size limit of "prog.c" +* Rule 2b: Size of "prog.c", w/o counting certain types of characters + +#### IOCCC 1984-1985 + +NOTE: The size rule was actually rule 1. + +* Rule 2a: 512 +* Rule 2b: n/a + +#### IOCCC 1986-1987 + +NOTE: The size rule was actually rule 1. + +* Rule 2a: 1024 +* Rule 2b: n/a + +#### IOCCC 1988-1991 + +NOTE: The size rule was actually rule 1. + +* Rule 2a: 1536 +* Rule 2b: n/a + +### IOCCC 1992-2000 + +* Rule 2a: 3217 +* Rule 2b: 1536 + +### IOCCC: 2001-2012 + +* Rule 2a: 4096 +* Rule 2b: 2048 + +### IOCCC 2013-2020 + +* Rule 2a: 4096 +* Rule 2b: 2053 + +### IOCCC 2024-date + +* Rule 2a: 4993 +* Rule 2b: 2503 + + ## Section 2: IOCCC Judging process