# MinhasKamal/CreepyCodeCollection

A Nonsense Collection of Disgusting Codes

Repository: https://github.com/MinhasKamal/CreepyCodeCollection
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/creepycodecollection
Homepage: https://minhaskamal.github.io/CreepyCodeCollection/
Language: C
License Family: other
Topics: quine, polyglot, code-golf, obfuscated, signature, creepy-codes, mandelbrot, esoteric-language, esoteric, golf, programming-language, programming, golfing
Last push: 2024-05-02T10:12:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3657, "days_push": 853, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2401, forks 137 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:43.798787+00:00)

## What it is
A curated collection of bizarre, obfuscated, and clever code snippets such as quines, polyglots, code-golfed programs, and esoteric tricks in languages like C, Perl, Java, and Ruby. It serves as an educational and recreational showcase of extreme programming techniques rather than usable software.

## Use cases
- learn about quines and self-reproducing programs
- find examples of obfuscated code
- study code golf tricks
- explore polyglot programs
- teach programming language edge cases
- find fun one-liner programs like the 3d doughnut

## When to choose
- you want to study clever or cryptic code for fun or learning
- you need examples of quines, polyglots, or code golf
- you are teaching programming language quirks

## When to avoid
- you need production-ready, maintainable code
- you want a library or tool to integrate into a project
- readability and maintainability are priorities

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, interpreter, parser
- domain: programming-languages, education, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: code-golf, quine, polyglot, obfuscated-code, esoteric, code-art, recreational-programming, algorithms

## Member repositories
- MinhasKamal/CreepyCodeCollection (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:43.798787+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:34:14.535204+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MinhasKamal/CreepyCodeCollection (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:43.798787+00:00, sha ebfc6e20ec19)
  - homepage: https://minhaskamal.github.io/CreepyCodeCollection/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:14:38.384088+00:00, sha 662dc94c8d4b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.