The Weird and The Wonderful

12-Sep-13 6:41

Found this Little gem in our codebase:

public static class volldepp
    {
        public static string getRant()
        {
            return "Moron";
        }
    }

volldepp is german and i - with my Little knowledge - would translate it to bleeding fool/moron...

it´s a "self-produced gem"...i must have been really pissed of by my own stupidity while coding... Unsure | :~

edit: the Point is, btw, i can´t even remember writing that class... Confused | :confused:

Nagy Vilmos12-Sep-13 6:52

Nagy Vilmos

12-Sep-13 6:52

And the class name isn't even capitalised...

speramus in juniperus

Clodetta del Mar12-Sep-13 6:56

12-Sep-13 6:56

i was in rage, i had no time for "Peanuts"...

Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Ron Anders12-Sep-13 6:59

Ron Anders

12-Sep-13 6:59

And so am I
And the more of me the better!

/Ron

Clodetta del Mar12-Sep-13 7:02

12-Sep-13 7:02

Advice:
Be as much in rage as you like but never forget to delete your curses in code [edit] before checking in[/edit]..
this could lead to some embarassing situations...
Blush | :O

BillW3312-Sep-13 7:37

BillW33

12-Sep-13 7:37

Hopefully, the output was not displayed to an end user, that is when it can get really embarassing. Wink | ;)

Just because the code works, it doesn't mean that it is good code.

Clodetta del Mar12-Sep-13 7:43

12-Sep-13 7:43

what an awful Imagination...

no, it was "only" in code behind...

but it´s really some sort of Blush | :O

when a Team mate gives you advice to delete some codefragments because of possible discomfort...

BillW3312-Sep-13 7:50

BillW33

12-Sep-13 7:50

Oh it's not imagination, I have known coders who thought they had removed some code with embarrassing output, but it made it into production code. Fortunately it was in a rarely accessed part of the code and we found it and got it fixed before end users actually saw it. I now keep telling fellow programmers to not put in in the code unless they want the end users to see it. Inevitably, some of that stuff will make it into production code. Sigh | :sigh:

Just because the code works, it doesn't mean that it is good code.

Clodetta del Mar12-Sep-13 8:17

12-Sep-13 8:17

CIDev wrote:
...code with embarrassing Output...

cursing in code - [edit]but never with Output to the Client Interface[/edit] - is a way for me not to curse out loud..
i do this at home Office when i´m absolutely alone with myself and no one can hear me.
my cursings are definitely not for kid-sister´s ears nor for any others... (i tend to loose my political correctness e.g.)
so the only way for me to avoid instant embarrasing situations is when i curse silently in code...
bad Habit, i know...
Sigh | :sigh:

Richard Deeming12-Sep-13 8:34

Richard Deeming

12-Sep-13 8:34

Clodetta del Mar wrote:
i curse silently in code...

I always thought that shouting and swearing at some stubborn code which insists on doing what I told it to, not what I want it to, was the only way to make it work! Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer

Clodetta del Mar12-Sep-13 8:38

12-Sep-13 8:38

i once thought that too, but after a short period of time i thought following the above described path would do the trick...

It doesn´t...
Hmmm | :|

BillW3312-Sep-13 9:47

BillW33

12-Sep-13 9:47

As long as the cursing is limited to the comments it is safe. Unless you show the source code to a client. Wink | ;)

Just because the code works, it doesn't mean that it is good code.

Clodetta del Mar12-Sep-13 9:51

12-Sep-13 9:51

Yes, my opinion, too.
i am convinced, that "distracting" output to the Client can be a reason for instant dismissal...

not good...

Sniff | :^)

edit:
oh,no. as far as i´m concerned, no Client was/is/will be looking into the codebase... Cool | :cool:

Rage13-Sep-13 1:35

Rage

13-Sep-13 1:35

Clodetta del Mar wrote:
i was in rage

I am afraid I must deny this. To be exact, I did not notice anything, but it could be me.

~RaGE();

I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb

Clodetta del Mar13-Sep-13 1:36

13-Sep-13 1:36

Jarek Kruza16-Sep-13 0:33

Jarek Kruza

16-Sep-13 0:33

Clodetta del Mar wrote:
i can´t even remember writing that class...

Maybe you didn't. Smile | :)

Maybe you left the office without locking the workstation and somebody did it for you. That recently became a tradition in my office. Smile | :)

Clodetta del Mar16-Sep-13 0:53

16-Sep-13 0:53

Jarek Kruza wrote:
That recently became a tradition in my office.

I guess one does not need to have enemies if there are mates, that do such "funny" things... Wink | ;)

No, here´s no doubt, I am the creator of this sophisticated class... $Shucks | :-\$

Wink | ;)

imagiro14-Oct-13 6:05

imagiro

14-Oct-13 6:05

Well, for me the case is clear: This class translates insults from german to english.. Well, only one, but hey! You can always add some derived classes! Smile | :)

What's missing?

Gary Wheeler11-Sep-13 0:42

Gary Wheeler

11-Sep-13 0:42

if (_Framework.DuplexPlatform)
{
    Synchronize.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
}
{
    Synchronize.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
}

*face-palm*

Software Zen: delete this;

OriginalGriff11-Sep-13 0:51

OriginalGriff

11-Sep-13 0:51

I have gone the other way too many times, relying on the indentation...

if (_Framework.DuplexPlatform)
    Synchronize.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
    Synchronize.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;

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Gary Wheeler11-Sep-13 0:59

Gary Wheeler

11-Sep-13 0:59

I'm one of those insecure types who always uses braces, unless the if() fits on a single line.

Software Zen: delete this;

OriginalGriff11-Sep-13 1:11

OriginalGriff

11-Sep-13 1:11

So am I, because I got caught before, back in my early C days...and it took ages to work out what the heck I had done wrong! Blush | :O

Nowadays, about the most I will let myself get away with is:

if (value > maxRange) break;

Everything else gets curly brackets Laugh | :laugh:

Gary Wheeler11-Sep-13 1:14

Gary Wheeler

11-Sep-13 1:14

Do you fully parenthesize too?

I'm lazy, and never want to remember the precedence rules.

Software Zen: delete this;

OriginalGriff11-Sep-13 1:28

OriginalGriff

11-Sep-13 1:28

Not always: I'm happy with

if (a == 1 && b == 2)

But I'd use em for

if (a == 1 && (b == 2 || c == 3))

if ((a == 1 && b == 2) || c == 3)

Just to make it obvious what I meant.