Bad: Code Contest

: A 1,000-page physical printout of your own code and a mug that says "It compiles on my machine."

: Does the code make the reader want to retire immediately? Bad Code Contest

: Create a program that consumes 99% of CPU and RAM resources just to display a single "Hello World" message. : A 1,000-page physical printout of your own

: Does it solve a problem that really shouldn't be solved with code at all? Bad Code Contest

: Write a program with no infinite loops that is mathematically guaranteed to never finish running before the heat death of the universe.

Welcome to the , where the goal isn't to solve the problem—it’s to solve it in the most absurd and inefficient way possible .