IOCCC 2025 winners revealed: 5KB obfuscated C code runs Game Boy emulator

The 29th IOCCC revealed its 2025 winners after the contest's 2020 hiatus, with a record number of entries and 23 winning programs, including a 5KB Game Boy emulator. The results also sparked discussion comparing it to length penalties without regularization in RL training.

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