Twenty Eighth International Obfuscated C Code Contest(ioccc.org)

351 points by mdl_principle 1 year ago | 100 comments

Index page for the 2024 (28th) International Obfuscated C Code Contest, linking to the winning entries.

Diels-grabsch2: Self Hashing C Program (2019)(ioccc.org)

10 points by icwtyjj 7 months ago | 2 comments

International Obfuscated Python Code Competition: Submissions Open(pyobfusc.com)

33 points by juliusgeo 3 years ago | 8 comments

What the QWAC? An EV Certificate all over again(scotthelme.co.uk)

146 points by charleyablaze 3 years ago | 71 comments

COBOL for GCC Development(cobolworx.com)

64 points by pantalaimon 2 years ago | 19 comments

Xmas.c (1988)(udel.edu)

532 points by evah 2 years ago | 91 comments

A personal page dissecting xmas.c, Ian Phillipps' 1988 IOCCC-winning obfuscated C program, explaining how the code works.

Twenty Eighth International Obfuscated C Code Contest(ioccc.org)

351 points by mdl_principle 1 year ago | 100 comments

Index page for the 2024 (28th) International Obfuscated C Code Contest, linking to the winning entries.

Writing a C compiler in 500 lines of Python(vgel.me)

454 points by vgel 3 years ago | 142 comments

Blog post by vgel describing the design and architecture of a small C compiler written in about 500 lines of Python.

Claude Code can debug low-level cryptography(words.filippo.io)

446 points by Bogdanp 11 months ago | 199 comments

Filippo Valsorda's blog post on using Claude Code to debug his new Go implementation of the ML-DSA post-quantum signature algorithm.

It's hard to write code for computers, but it's harder to write code for humans(erikbern.com)

429 points by imartin2k 2 years ago | 131 comments

Erik Bernhardsson's blog post arguing that writing code for humans, such as libraries, APIs and tools other developers use, is harder than writing code for computers.

Coding expertise is going to collapse from AI reliance(larsfaye.com)

490 points by larsfaye 2 months ago | 479 comments

Blog essay by Lars Faye arguing that reliance on AI coding tools removes the friction needed to develop long-term programming expertise.

What to Know About JavaScript in 2026(blog.master.dev)

17 points by eustoria 1 month ago | 2 comments

A blog post outlining what developers should know about the JavaScript language and ecosystem in 2026.