Support Forums: Message List - Humor: Why your code sucks http://www.theserverside.com Most recent forum messages en Jive Forums Silver 5.5.30 (www.jivesoftware.com) Fri, 24 May 2013 23:21:43 -0400 Humor: Why your code sucks http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=29114 My code sucks.
My code sucks more.]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2005 07:23:35 -0400 Thu, 13 Oct 2005 07:23:35 -0400 Thu, 13 Oct 2005 07:23:35 -0400 Oct 13, 2005 Christian Vest Hansen 0 Just read tis http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=29114 Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:53:18 -0500 Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:53:18 -0500 Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:53:18 -0500 Jan 26, 2005 Richmond Te 0 being paid for code that sucks http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=29114 As long as I'm paid (well) for my code that sucks, I'm happy.Well, then IMHO you shouldn't be programming.]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:53:05 -0400 Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:53:05 -0400 Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:53:05 -0400 Oct 13, 2004 Dave Astels 0 Not funny http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=29114 I'm not sure I see the humour in this. I didn't write it as humour.. rather in all seriousness.

The typical codebase sucks. In various ways.

Dave]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:50:02 -0400 Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:50:02 -0400 Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:50:02 -0400 Oct 13, 2004 Dave Astels 0 Private fields http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=29114 Bob Martin recently raised the issue of dogmatically using private fields and getters/setters for a simple data structure (e.g. a DTO). If a field is transparently readable and writable why not simply make the field public? In most languages...]]> Wed, 06 Oct 2004 16:09:30 -0400 Wed, 06 Oct 2004 16:09:30 -0400 Wed, 06 Oct 2004 16:09:30 -0400 Oct 6, 2004 Guillermo Schwarz 0 Loops http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=29114 I would also like to point out that i never got past the test portion of the news. allow me to point out the reasons why....

first, if you write tests for your code, then you are obviously going to want...]]> Tue, 05 Oct 2004 17:25:35 -0400 Tue, 05 Oct 2004 17:25:35 -0400 Tue, 05 Oct 2004 17:25:35 -0400 Oct 5, 2004 Mike case 0 Humor: Why your code sucks http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=29114 Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:16:11 -0400 Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:16:11 -0400 Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:16:11 -0400 Oct 3, 2004 CHEE WAI YEE 0 Humor: Why your code sucks http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=29114 Hm... is it possible to "stop maintaining" if I didn't "start maintaining" it in the first place? Hm..... almost like "stop astroturfing" even if you don't "astroturf" in the first place. Tricky...]]> Sun, 03 Oct 2004 02:52:03 -0400 Sun, 03 Oct 2004 02:52:03 -0400 Sun, 03 Oct 2004 02:52:03 -0400 Oct 3, 2004 MOHAN RADHAKRISHNAN 0 Humor: Why your code sucks http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=29114 Sat, 02 Oct 2004 21:17:36 -0400 Sat, 02 Oct 2004 21:17:36 -0400 Sat, 02 Oct 2004 21:17:36 -0400 Oct 2, 2004 Anthony Eden 0 Humor: Why your code sucks http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=29114 My code sucks; it got no respect, when manager saw it he resigned. My code is so unsexy that they use it in prisons to cure sex offenders.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004 20:34:21 -0400 Fri, 01 Oct 2004 20:34:21 -0400 Fri, 01 Oct 2004 20:34:21 -0400 Oct 1, 2004 oleg shteynbuk 0 Bob Martin recently raised the issue of dogmatically using priva http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=29114 If a field is transparently readable and writable why not simply make the field public?

i thought this was to make client code not dependent on the implementation of the class - eg in future the field that is accessed...]]> Fri, 01 Oct 2004 13:46:01 -0400 Fri, 01 Oct 2004 13:46:01 -0400 Fri, 01 Oct 2004 13:46:01 -0400 Oct 1, 2004 andrew ferguson 0 WTF ??? http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=29114 The code-sucks portal:http://www.thedailywtf.com/Now. That code really does suck. Its not sexy either. Nor is the author sexy. Unlike me and my sexiness.]]> Fri, 01 Oct 2004 13:19:47 -0400 Fri, 01 Oct 2004 13:19:47 -0400 Fri, 01 Oct 2004 13:19:47 -0400 Oct 1, 2004 Chris Opacki 0 That code sucks! http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=29114
if (sucks)     return sucks;else    return !sucks;
And just how do plan on testing that? No comments? This code sucks!// always returns true]]> Fri, 01 Oct 2004 13:15:53 -0400 Fri, 01 Oct 2004 13:15:53 -0400 Fri, 01 Oct 2004 13:15:53 -0400 Oct 1, 2004 Krishnan Muthusubramanian 0 That code sucks! http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=29114 if (sucks)     return sucks;else    return !sucks;And just how do plan on testing that? No comments? This code sucks!]]> Fri, 01 Oct 2004 12:25:35 -0400 Fri, 01 Oct 2004 12:25:35 -0400 Fri, 01 Oct 2004 12:25:35 -0400 Oct 1, 2004 Michael Ball 1 Codes http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=29114 I thought he was a football player who had highest no of touchdown last season. :)Naah he's the guy who has sucking codes....thats good you dont need a vacuum cleaner anymore ;-)]]> Fri, 01 Oct 2004 10:43:00 -0400 Fri, 01 Oct 2004 10:43:00 -0400 Fri, 01 Oct 2004 10:43:00 -0400 Oct 1, 2004 Javed Mandary 0