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<node id="243882" title="About the Obfuscated code section" created="2003-03-17 23:28:59" updated="2005-08-11 09:22:06">
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&lt;p&gt;
Writing [obfuscated code] is a favorite pastime of some Perl hackers. 
The basic principle is that the code should be as close to impossible 
to figure out by visual inspection as you can make it.
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&lt;p&gt;
Closely related to obfuscated code is the game of &lt;i&gt;golf&lt;/i&gt;: 
trying to solve a given programming problem in as few 
key&lt;i&gt;strokes&lt;/i&gt; as possible. 
The results can be, but are not necessarily, obfuscated.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Both types of "fun code" &amp;mdash; obfu and golf &amp;mdash; are suitable 
for posting in this section.
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;
Some tips for writing/decoding obfu:
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt; [id://33780]
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
The [id://17688|approval/moderation process] applies to nodes in this section.&lt;br/&gt;
You can search in this section using [id://3989].
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
[Obfuscated code sitedoclet]
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