Indeed; quoting from my winning entry [1] that same year:
> This program celebrates the close connection between obfuscation and conciseness, by implementing the most concise language known, Binary Lambda Calculus (BLC).
> The submission implements the universal machine in the most concise manner conceivable.
Hey, I've seen some of your IOCCC entries. Even had some fun trying to understand them back in the day.
IOCCC gang rise up. This is mine: https://www.ioccc.org/years.html#2005_persano
Somehow, I have a rather small one: https://www.ioccc.org/2012/kang/kang.c
I think I have submitted once or twice before that got won, and all other entries were excessively long to be honest. Guess a conciseness is a virtue.
> Guess a conciseness is a virtue.
Indeed; quoting from my winning entry [1] that same year:
> This program celebrates the close connection between obfuscation and conciseness, by implementing the most concise language known, Binary Lambda Calculus (BLC).
> The submission implements the universal machine in the most concise manner conceivable.
[1] https://www.ioccc.org/2012/tromp/hint.html