International Obfuscated Ruby Code Contest

The International Obfuscated Ruby Code Contest, or IORCC, is a contest centered around the programming language Ruby language, with the objective being to write the most obfuscated code computer program possible that still performs a useful task.

=History=

The IORCC takes after similar contests for other programming languages, such as the International Obfuscated C Code Contest and the Obfuscated Perl contest. The primary difference is that while many people have criticized Perl and C programming language for being opaque and hard to read and for having confusing syntax, Ruby is generally respected for its simplicity and clarity. In addition to being irony, this provides a counterargument to a fallacy claim made in support of many new programming languages, that those languages are superior because obfuscated code contests cannot be created for them.

=See also=

*International Obfuscated C Code Contest *Obfuscated Perl contest

=External link=

*[http://iorcc.dyndns.org International Obfuscated Ruby Code Contest]