# ioccc-src/winner

Winners of the International Obfuscated C Code Contest

Repository: https://github.com/ioccc-src/winner
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/winner
Language: HTML
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-11T14:36:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 65, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2072, "days_push": 22, "days_rel": 22, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1462, forks 102 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:47.598545+00:00)

## What it is
The official archive of winning entries from the International Obfuscated C Code Contest (IOCCC), running since 1984. It hosts the source code and documentation of deliberately obscure yet clever C programs that showcase extreme coding creativity.

## Use cases
- study examples of obfuscated C code
- learn extreme C language tricks
- browse IOCCC winning entries
- find inspiration for code golf challenges
- explore the history of the IOCCC contest
- understand unusual C preprocessor and syntax abuse

## When to choose
- you want to study creative or pathological C code
- you are preparing for or entering the IOCCC
- you teach programming language edge cases
- you are interested in computing history and hacker culture

## When to avoid
- you need production-quality or maintainable C code
- you are a beginner learning standard C practices
- you need a tool or library rather than reference material

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: programming-languages, tutorials, education
- platform: c, cross-platform
- tags: obfuscated-code, c, contest, code-golf, history

## Member repositories
- ioccc-src/winner (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:47.598545+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 2026-08-30T04:35:17.736842+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ioccc-src/winner (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:47.598545+00:00, sha 104058009f6f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.