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mark merrens wrote: A touch subjective.
I agree.
I thought the really funny one was the first one Jon Skeet, because he is like the Chuck Norris of Software Development
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I'm not sure I'd want to be on the list. Can you imagine all the whiney requests from friends, family, coworkers, acquaitances, pan handlers,...., to 'fix' their computers?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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I want to be the James Hunt of programmers. 
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newton.saber wrote: when I create the next OS which runs on all hardware
I'll gladly test it on my VAX and Alpha systems.
However, you're better off trying to create a new language and cross-platform compiler/IDE.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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I'll send it over. It's been ready to run on those systems for years.
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You'll have to send it on quarter-inch tape.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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He turned your OS into a Newt?
It got better..... 
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The Best Programmers list is very strange. There are some really bests from elder good time, some kids, some managers and no one from OO revolution.
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I agree. It's missing a lot of people. And you are exactly right on missing people from the OO revolution.
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OK list not great. Missing Brendan Eich and Grady Booch.
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When I drop over from SQL to C# I usually type something like this:
if (_applied <> 0)
{
}
I am usually capable of keeping the swearing under my breath.
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I do that all the time... Back in the early 00's when I was maintaining old VB6 systems, that worked 
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So, use != in SQL as well - I do!
The only DB I know of that doesn't accept it is Access 2010 - and I try to avoid using that as much as possible anyway!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I usually do the following in SQL:
IF @SomeBoolVar
BEGIN
END The worst part is I usually can't find why it won't run because this stuff is so obvious 
It's an OO world.
public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
public void DoWork()
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
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For me it's the quotes and apostrophes. 
(I use != for both languages.)
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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MehGerbil wrote: I am usually capable of keeping the swearing under my breath.
Why?
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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It's funny reading this. I'm here because I'm taking a moment break after figuring out the classic asp script wouldn't compile because I had a semicolon in there
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
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 Glad to see I'm not the only one still maintaining good old classic asp!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Yeah, all of our new stuff is in MVC. However, anything we haven't upated yet still gets a new feature now and again.
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
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I guess you haven't tried != yet in SQL, to see if it works 
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I've managed to avoid SQL so far, so I don't have that problem.
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This one's usually okay for me because SQL is so different from the coding language, plus you know if you're in a database or application programming context. It's switching between coding languages which are closely related (C#, Java, ActionScript, JavaScript) that leads to me doing dumb stuff like that.
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I'm installing the Tom Tom software on my laptop as I'll have to do map swaps in Hungary. Just started running and the first screen says "Preparing InstallShield..."
You need know nothing more about Tom Tom.
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I remember the days when InstallShield meant quality. I think BBC2 existed in colour!
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See, I told you your drug habit was out of hand.
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