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OMGWTF2: The Beast of Burden 27 Aug 2013 | 03:15 pm
While going through entries for OMGWTF2, one question often crept in our discussions “What would it be like to have to maintain this code?” Some entries tried to enter our nightmares based on their o...
OMGWTF2: The MacGyver Award 26 Aug 2013 | 03:15 pm
It was this block of code that leapt out to us when we were looking through this entry. Even better was the comment above it: Right away, this made jgordon615’s entry a strong candidate for some kind...
Error'd: You WILL Live in One of These Cities—OR ELSE! 23 Aug 2013 | 03:15 pm
"Sadly, whoever created this survey didn't think to include a 'None of the Above' option," noted Rob Meier, "Better get packing I guess." "I was trying to install Fiddler in my XP Virtual PC," wri...
Coding Practices MUST Be Followed 22 Aug 2013 | 03:15 pm
When a new company is formed, it's usually just the owner, possibly some partners, and a small staff. As they figure out how the business is to be run, they come up with their own ways of doing things...
CodeSOD: Today's Article is Brought to You by the Letters "WTF" 21 Aug 2013 | 03:15 pm
Children’s show “Sesame Street” famously ends each episode with a message along the lines of, “Today’s episode is brought to you by the letter ‘B’.” The alphabet is the first thing that’s drilled int...
Customer Self-Service 20 Aug 2013 | 03:15 pm
It was spring (or autumn, if you live south of the equator). A time when everyone's heart is a little bit lighter. When the layers of clothing are worn just a bit looser. When even the infirmed have a...
CodeSOD: There and Back Again 19 Aug 2013 | 03:15 pm
In an office cubicle, there worked a programmer. Not a nasty, dirty cubicle in the basement, nor a dry, bare cubicle in a vast faceless farm: it was a web startup cubicle, and that meant comfort. It w...
Error'd: Patch Friday 16 Aug 2013 | 03:15 pm
"I submit reason number one why you should start up your old XP box every once in a while even if you don't need it...just in case you might want to use it again," writes Bobbie. "My city finally ...
Drawing a Blank 15 Aug 2013 | 03:15 pm
Keith received a ticket regarding a very large, very important, and very complex application, written in Perl . Keith’s first step was to scan the file for variables, so he could get a better sense of...
CodeSOD: Don't Be Evil 14 Aug 2013 | 03:30 pm
Many things in life can be joined. You can join two pieces of wood to construct something useful. You can join a club. You can join with a person of your choosing. Joins can be good things. Sometimes....
