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The Weird and The Wonderful forum is a place to post Coding Horrors, Worst Practices, and the occasional flash of brilliance.

We all come across code that simply boggles the mind. Lazy kludges, embarrassing mistakes, horrid workarounds and developers just not quite getting it. And then somedays we come across - or write - the truly sublime.

Post your Best, your worst, and your most interesting. But please - no programming questions . This forum is purely for amusement and discussions on code snippets. All actual programming questions will be removed.

 
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ColborneGreg31-Jul-14 13:28
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I loved DOS, after having to load 6 floppy disks for a program; DOS was the most amazing thing ever.
Then Windows 3.11 came along; not only did I get a windowed experience, but also a networked one as well.
Then Windows 95; glorious improvements in graphics. I remember I just had to have it because it was futuristic.
It wasn't until College that I fell in love with Windows 98 for the compatibility of everything new.

In my 3rd year of college Windows XP came out. Before this point the average person didn't really have a computer, and I considered XP to be a joke. Most to the same way I saw Windows Millennium Edition and including Vista on top of that.

At the time vista came out I was forced to upgrade to Windows XP, then did so without ever updating the thing, and gave up on trying to control the IRQ's.

While using windows 7, my first reaction was to hate windows 8.
That's when I noticed a pattern that the only reason I didn't like something was my resistance to change.
I also consider the only reason XP did so well was the lack of devices in the common home.

Now I fear that every reason to love Windows 8 will never be known and the quick response of people will kill off a technology that has barely come to light.
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