Re:Obfuscated code contests? (Score 4, Informative)

You're missing the point. From the IOCCC website :

To write the most Obscure/Obfuscated C program under the rules below.

To show the importance of programming style, in an ironic way.

To stress C compilers with unusual code.

To illustrate some of the subtleties of the C language.

To provide a safe forum for poor C code. :-)

If you use gcc, you probably have benefited from fixes of bugs those programs have helped uncover.