Cody Boone Ferguson
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As the index.html/README.md files say 'Alternate code' the 'alternative source' has been changed to 'alternate code'. Similarly the text 'script to try alternative code' was changed to 'script to try alternate code'. A mistake was made where something referred to as being the alt code was not the alt code (or the other way round). Changed 'alternate alternative code' (or something like that) to 'second alternate code'. This happened in steps and it might not, now that I think on it, be the best wording, but this can be addressed later. Rebuilt html files and .entry.json files.
First annual Obfuscated C Code Contest
In 1984, the first contest was held. The name of the
contest was simply "First annual Obfuscated C Code Contest".
View the index.html web page for the given winning entry for information on how
to compile it and how to run the winning program. Look at the winning
source and try to figure how it does what it does! This year we only had
remarks from two authors but these came years later.
Restrictions against machine dependent code were not in the rules in 1984. The source file size restriction was only 512 bytes. Rules and results were posted to net.lang.c and net.unix-wizards. The contest was announced in a net.lang.c post.
Final Comments
IMPORTANT NOTE: See contact.html for up to date contact details as well as details on how to provide fixes to any of the entries. See also the IOCCC FAQ for additional information on the IOCCC.