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- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Hilarious!
- newtonapple, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1try thedailywtf.com
- todd121, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Or, just learn MUMPS. Those programmers are known/revered for their unintelligible code.
- ursabear, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Hmmm... I think I've maintained code from people who have studied this web page...
Th bst stf rfrs to th prts abt var nms... - Solo81, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0LMAO! That's exactly what my code looks like.
- organic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Old.. but classic.
- breakneckridge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+01 print "hello"
2 goto 1 - manfesto, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Or you could leave your code completely uncommented - but then even you yourself couldn't maintain the code.
- thicke, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I don't need anyone to tell me how to write unmaintainable code. I can just watch the developers where I work....
- jellomizer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Of course it is easy to criticize other peoples code. But to follow the good practices yourself is much more difficult.
- hanshasuro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0In my experience, most programs need these type of tricks to be unmaintainable over time. Dugg for the comedy factor.
- Omicron, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i can guarantee whoever tries to do my job after me is going to be in a LOT of trouble. that's all i'll say
- StephnDolenc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0yeah -- pretty old, but awesome nontheles
- KAMI_no_kodomo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Who has readed my programs and is explaining them here? ;)
- Eloom123, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This guy should be shot!
- Huze, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I loved it the first two times it was on Digg:
http://digg.com/programming/How_To_Write_Unmaintainable_Code_2
http://digg.com/software/How_To_Write_Unmaintainable_Code
No digg for you! - antoniojvr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Brilliant!
- MuzikFreec, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@todd121 - It's called Caché now, and not everyone writes code that bad.
- masterzora, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0when your url includes a "_3" at the end of your title, THAT's how you know it's a duplicate story.
And old, to boot.
Report++ - BBSCI, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0In C, just use an array of pointers to pointers to where the variables are stored. Works every time, is a lot simpler, perfectly proper code and can't be understood by anyone.
- Hieros, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ahh, good ol Basic. I remember the days....
- longofest, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Funny,but I really hope we don't code this way people. I know I will fire anyone under me that writes unmaintainable code... job security my ass
- RickySan65, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0it was hard to code, it should be hard to read..
- Thundercat1971, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0> Who has readed my programs and is explaining them here?
Me fail English? Thats unpossible! - navtiidia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0this is all i need
1 print "hello"
2 print "i only know basic from a pcjr..."
3 print "i dont know any other commands"
4 goto 666
666 print "the devil was here" - jeffreym, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0I almost crapped myself!
http://celestial-reasoning.blogspot.com/ - slhilbert, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0Hire a college student?
Stuart
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