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I think the question is "have you not done this"
cheers
Chris Maunder
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 Exactly.
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yes. currently doing that. it's a pain. I'm slowly, piece-by-piece, rewriting it as bugs come in. he he.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Yes, mostly for non-critical code.
I'd rather be phishing!
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Did you ever say "I'm not touching this mess"?
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Sounds like the story of my life. Every single company I worked for had such a POS that just wouldn't die. Every which way you tried was in vain. 
Ok, Ok once in a while I even contributed to the pile of shite by adding some of my own.
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Yeah. I just got done with rewriting a utility that, for some reason, takes forever and a day to run on Windows 10, but works fine on every other version of Windows. The original was written in WiseScript*. The new one is in C#.
I did rewrite it, but I was limited to duplicating the original functionality EXACTLY, right down to duplicating the quirks and bugs.
* This had nothing to do with the script code that was written. It has something to do with the WiseScript runtime library built into the resulting compiled .EXE. For some reason, and not every time, the .EXE will just go out to lunch. An .EXE that normally executes in seconds on a Win8.1 or lower machine will take anywhere from a couple minutes to 45 minutes to run on Win10! 
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Since I saw this thread, I've had "Did You Ever", by Sinatra and Hazelwood, playing continuously in my head.
Thanks for that.
Really.
Thanks a bluddy bunch.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Yes, both my code and that of others.
Marc
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So...how long ago did you write that code? 
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This is the standard modus operandi in my company. Piece by piece I rewrite things hwnever I have to make "some adjustments". Luckily I can be an extremely fast programmer when my mind is in the right conditions...
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
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Welcome to the real world of programming. You must be able to dig in the dirt.
Kitty at my foot and I waAAAant to touch it...
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Yes, my mantra is change only what is necessary.
Unless by adding my one extra check caused the Microsoft 5.1 compiler to crap out because the "nesting was too deep". Got to rewrite that screen. Green bar paper of a single function was 15 feet long with jump back AND jump AHEAD goto's in it.
Or
The existing code had been patched so much no one could make head nor tails of the flow.
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I try to replace the paper cards with ones made from a good grade of steel, edges sharpened as fine as I can hone them.
Software Zen: delete this;
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That is how I spend most of my time. When will VB6 programmers realise that Asp.Net VB is a totally different animal?
And why are they using VB anyway?
I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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NASA has revealed plans to send sheep into orbit. It will be a herd shot round the world.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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NASA better brace for the inevitable flood of Welsh astronaut applicants. 
"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
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I think you're just trying to pull the wool over our eyes.
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That is really baaad. That is a flocking stupid idea. Ewe would even know that.
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I'm sure it mutton ewe haven't already herd: Sheep travel in Flocks.
Even when they're in rockets.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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I won't be fooled. This Thought of the Day is fleeced with lies.
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Didn't that inspire FarseBook to "throw a sheep" at friends?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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