The Weird and The Wonderful

OriginalGriff6-Jun-12 2:07

OriginalGriff

6-Jun-12 2:07

Interesting!
How did that compile without an error:

"A local variable named 'seekBar' cannot be declared in this scope because it would give a different meaning to 'seekBar ', which is already used in a 'parent or current' scope to denote something else"

Because it won't for me!

Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

Andrei Straut6-Jun-12 2:12

Andrei Straut

6-Jun-12 2:12

EDIT: I believe you've tried this in VS, I dunno if Eclipse has that sort of stuff Laugh | :laugh:

I can also post pics Poke tongue | ;-P

Ankush Bansal6-Jun-12 2:52

Ankush Bansal

6-Jun-12 2:52

Now I am starting to believe that world is moving to .net, Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

God save JAVA Laugh | :laugh:

Andrei Straut6-Jun-12 3:15

Andrei Straut

6-Jun-12 3:15

Yeah, although Java was the first language I've learned and I do still love it with all my heart, after I worked with .NET I've started to understand why people are moving to it.

I think VS2010 Pro is a beauty of an IDE. I didn't get 2011 yet, but from what I've read around here, people aren't really satisfied with it Laugh | :laugh:

Message Closed

7-Jun-12 12:40

_beauw_

7-Jun-12 12:40

Message Closed

OriginalGriff7-Jun-12 21:26

OriginalGriff

7-Jun-12 21:26

Agreed - variable masking is a bad idea, it leads to some very hard to spot bugs.

Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

Model lost in space

dakovinc4-Jun-12 21:46

dakovinc

4-Jun-12 21:46

In the code where the view get's cleared from the current model (i.e. when you want to save changes in the program but have everything cleared), I have found this little gem:

(Variable-Names changed to protect the innocent)

if(view != null)
{
    SetUI(view);
    myTree.Update(view);
}
else
{
    MessageBox.Show("Error when saving, Model is lost in space");
}

As you'd assume, every change is lost when the view is null, and the user has no idea what just happened. Frown | :(

Sentenryu5-Jun-12 0:48

Sentenryu

5-Jun-12 0:48

dakovinc wrote:
and the user has no idea what just happened.

Of course they have! they know that the data he entered took the wrong path and ended up in a black hole! Poke tongue | ;-P

I'm brazilian and english (well, human languages in general) aren't my best skill, so, sorry by my english. (if you want we can speak in C# or VB.Net =p)

Pankaj Nikam5-Jun-12 6:51

Pankaj Nikam

5-Jun-12 6:51

Sentenryu wrote:
Of course they have! they know that the data he entered took the wrong path and
ended up in a black hole!

Always Keep Smiling.
Yours Pankaj Nikam

ekolis5-Jun-12 11:55

ekolis

5-Jun-12 11:55

Is that a web app? I hope someone dismisses that message box...

dakovinc5-Jun-12 20:07

dakovinc

5-Jun-12 20:07

For god's sake!

Luckily, it isn't a web app!

CDP18025-Jun-12 20:13

CDP1802

5-Jun-12 20:13

It reminds me of an old term for a crashed program that 'went to east hyperspace':

1.hyperspace

A memory location that is far away from where the program counter should be pointing, especially a place that is inaccessible because it is not even mapped in by the virtual-memory system. “Another core dump — looks like the program jumped off to hyperspace somehow.” (Compare jump off into never-never land.) This usage is from the SF notion of a spaceship jumping into hyperspace, that is, taking a shortcut through higher-dimensional space — in other words, bypassing this universe. The variant east hyperspace is recorded among CMU and Bliss hackers.

At least artificial intelligence already is superior to natural stupidity

egenis5-Jun-12 21:00

egenis

5-Jun-12 21:00

dakovinc wrote:
the user has no idea what just happened

Do they ever have any idea?

dakovinc5-Jun-12 23:28

dakovinc

5-Jun-12 23:28

Sadly, no. (or almost never)
This is especially true for the users of the program where this code came from. Frown | :(

RCoate6-Jun-12 16:54

RCoate

6-Jun-12 16:54

I'd be looking for other related error messages:

MessageBox.Show("Danger Will Robinson");

MessageBox.Show("Never fear, Smith is here!");

Nesting level: 9001

harold aptroot31-May-12 7:12

harold aptroot

31-May-12 7:12

Found this in code I wrote a long time ago. Not the stupidest code ever perhaps, but it's just, well, see for yourself.

size = 29;
if (width > 11 || height > 4)
{
    size++;
    if (width > 13 || height > 5)
    {
        size++;
        if (width > 15 || height > 6)
        {
            size++;
            if (width > 18 || height > 7)
            {
                size++;
                if (width > 19 || height > 8)
                {
                    size++;
                    if (width > 21 || height > 10)
                    {
                        // 7x6 compressed
                        SpreadCompressed(width, width > 21, height > 10, xpos, ypos);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        // 7x6
                        Spread(width, 8, 7, xpos, ypos);
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    // 8x8
                    Spread(width, 9, 9, xpos, ypos);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                // 8x9
                Spread(width, 9, 10, xpos, ypos);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            // 10x11
            Spread(width, 11, 12, xpos, ypos);
        }
    }
    else
    {
        // 12x13
        Spread(width, 13, 14, xpos, ypos);
    }
}
else
{
    // 14x15
    Spread(width, 15, 16, xpos, ypos);
}

loctrice31-May-12 8:03

loctrice

31-May-12 8:03

I used to have a flash drive with code projects on it from my first semester in college. It was a unique set of code Big Grin | :-D

Flash drive died though, and I never had a backup.

If it moves, compile it

Chris Meech31-May-12 8:22

Chris Meech

31-May-12 8:22

This is a good example of even when there are a lot of nesting levels, the code can be formatted so that it is readable and understandable. Smile | :)

Chris Meech
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harold aptroot31-May-12 9:03

harold aptroot

31-May-12 9:03

Yes, and I can't remember why I wrote it this way. It should never even have happened in the first place.

PIEBALDconsult31-May-12 9:07

PIEBALDconsult

31-May-12 9:07

So what's the alternative?

harold aptroot31-May-12 9:18

harold aptroot

31-May-12 9:18

Well I could have done this:

if (width <= 11 && height <= 4)
{
    size = 29;
    Spread(width, 15, 16, xpos, ypos);
}
else if (width <= 13 && height <= 5)
{
    size = 30;
    Spread(width, 13, 14, xpos, ypos);
}
else if (width <= 15 && height <= 6)
{
    size = 31;
    Spread(width, 11, 12, xpos, ypos);
}
else if (width <= 18 && height <= 7)
{
    size = 32;
    Spread(width, 9, 10, xpos, ypos);
}
else if (width <= 19 && height <= 8)
{
    size = 33;
    Spread(width, 9, 9, xpos, ypos);
}
else if (width <= 21 && height <= 10)
{
    size = 34;
    Spread(width, 8, 7, xpos, ypos);
}
else
{
    size = 34;
    SpreadCompressed(width, width > 21, height > 10, xpos, ypos);
}

Not great either, but still better I would say. At least the width and height requirements are actually grouped together with what should happen if they're met, instead of in a weird inverted way moved as far apart as possible.

JackDingler4-Jun-12 7:26

JackDingler

4-Jun-12 7:26

Perhaps a map with a key class for width and height, and a value class for the passed parameters. Use std::map::upper_bound() to find the element you're looking for....

then it'll be dynamic with no hard coding...

Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

AspDotNetDev31-May-12 10:54

AspDotNetDev

31-May-12 10:54

It's over 9,000!!!!!!

I assume you have been waiting for that. Wink | ;)

Sander Rossel1-Jun-12 11:41

Sander Rossel

1-Jun-12 11:41

harold aptroot wrote:
code I wrote a long time ago

You dare admit that here? Poke tongue | ;-P

Although I must admit I've written something like five nested if's just today... Blush | :O

It's an OO world.

public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
    public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}