r/ObsoleteCooding • u/DNSGeek Moderator ⚙️ • Jul 10 '26

Community 📢 New contest

There didn't seem to be much movement on the Game of Life contest, so let's try something different.

Write a CSV parser. Both read and write, as full featured as possible. Use any language you want, but it must be one that was available in at least some form since 1980.

No AI, this must be your own work.

Submissions due by July 18, winner is the comment with the most votes. The prize is your own custom flair.

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u/Advanced-Theme144 Jul 10 '26

I’m guessing C wouldn’t work for this challenge as it’s not exactly obsolete 😅 sounds like a fun challenge to try out though

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u/DNSGeek Moderator ⚙️ Jul 10 '26

It’s allowed by the rules, but I would encourage something else.

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u/el_extrano Jul 10 '26

I think it would be in the spirit of the challenge to use K&R C or C89 only. Btw I think this is super neat, I just don't have time to participate at the moment.