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06/16/06 01:11
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 		 #118382 - sheesh
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Erik Malund said:
I just stumbled over a piece of stupid code and came to think that it might be fun to collect samples of such. NOT "wrong" code, just code that works fully, but is stupid.

the one I just stumbled over (paraphrased):
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if (Ralph != 47)
  {
     Ralph = 47;
  }


Looks like there was some debugging code that was removed, or a least greatly simplified. Still, one wonders why they bothered to leave in the unneccesary test.

-a


List of 31 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
stupid code            01/01/70 00:00      
   Optimiser?            01/01/70 00:00      
      I use the NASA approach            01/01/70 00:00      
         Optimisation            01/01/70 00:00      
   it's an oscillator!            01/01/70 00:00      
   Not stupid at all            01/01/70 00:00      
      context            01/01/70 00:00      
   how about just plain ugle code?            01/01/70 00:00      
      stupid, but for other reasons            01/01/70 00:00      
      Normal?            01/01/70 00:00      
         watch your language            01/01/70 00:00      
            I think the word is "inane."            01/01/70 00:00      
               nope            01/01/70 00:00      
            Too Late            01/01/70 00:00      
   Always false            01/01/70 00:00      
      Just a typo ?            01/01/70 00:00      
   That reminds me            01/01/70 00:00      
      That's why I keep saying ...            01/01/70 00:00      
      You never know            01/01/70 00:00      
         I object vehemently            01/01/70 00:00      
         it's because he's stupid, not clever            01/01/70 00:00      
            Hmmmmmm...            01/01/70 00:00      
            who maintains?            01/01/70 00:00      
   stupid me            01/01/70 00:00      
   Not stupid you,stupid programmers            01/01/70 00:00      
      not HLL            01/01/70 00:00      
         abstraction            01/01/70 00:00      
            abstraction is the ideal            01/01/70 00:00      
               if you do not care about cost/performanc            01/01/70 00:00      
                  getting back to your original statement.            01/01/70 00:00      
   sheesh            01/01/70 00:00      

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