OFF-TOPIC Having Fun

[404profound]

I have been working on my app for five full months now, and am making good progress. Just sharing some of the things I look at to get a laugh when the going (often) gets rough. Hopefully other technically-inclined folks can relate haha.

 

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[Ninjakid]

Stackoverflow is ma homey.

 

[daru]

Code comments..
What is the best comment in source code you have ever encountered?

 

[Dylan Hobrecht]

That stuff is rough. I couldn't wrap my head around getting the exact right code. Especially with a wall of code.

Beneficial...so helpful. I know it sucks but if it's pushing you towards your goals. Nuh uh your not leaving me behind!


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[Patrick Jones]

A detailed view at the complicated relations between the parties involved in any modern web application:

 

[404profound]

Code comments..
What is the best comment in source code you have ever encountered?

This one is fantastic.
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//Code sanitized to protect the foolish.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Web.UI;

namespace Mobile.Web.Control
{
/// <summary>
/// Class used to work around Richard being a F*cking idiot
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// The point of this is to work around his poor design so that paging will
/// work on a mobile control. The main problem is the BindCompany() method,
/// which he hoped would be able to do everything. I hope he dies.
/// </remarks>
public abstract class RichardIsAFuckingIdiotControl : MobileBaseControl, ICompanyProfileControl
{
protected abstract Pager Pager { get; }

public void BindCompany(int companyId) { }

public RichardIsAFuckingIdiotControl()
{
MakeSureNobodyAccidentallyGetsBittenByRichardsStupidity();
}

private void MakeSureNobodyAccidentallyGetsBittenByRichardsStupidity()
{
// Make sure nobody is actually using that F*cking bindcompany method
MethodInfo m = this.GetType().GetMethod("BindCompany", BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly |
BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
if (m != null)
{
throw new RichardIsAFuckingIdiotException("No!! Don't use the F*cking BindCompany method!!!");
}
// P.S. this method is a joke ... the rest of the class is F*cking serious
}

/// <summary>
/// This returns true if this control is supposed to be doing anything
/// at all for this request. Richard thought it was a good idea to load
/// the entire website during every request and have things turn themselves
/// off. He also thought bandanas and aviator sunglasses were "F*ckin'
/// gnarly, dude."
/// </summary>
protected bool IsThisTheRightPageImNotSureBecauseRichardIsDumb()
{
return Request.QueryString["Section"] == this.MenuItemKey;
}

protected override void OnLoad(EventArgs e)
{
if (IsThisTheRightPageImNotSureBecauseRichardIsDumb())
{
Page.LoadComplete += new EventHandler(Page_LoadComplete);
Pager.RowCount = GetRowCountBecauseRichardIsDumb();
}
base.OnLoad(e);
}

protected abstract int GetRowCountBecauseRichardIsDumb();
protected abstract void BindDataBecauseRichardIsDumb();

void Page_LoadComplete(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
BindDataBecauseRichardIsDumb();
}

// the rest of his reduh-ndant interface members
public abstract string MenuItemName { get; set; }
public abstract string MenuItemKey { get; set; }
public abstract bool IsCapable(CapabilityCheck checker, int companyId);
public abstract bool ShowInMenu { get; }
public virtual Control CreateHeaderControl()
{
return null;
}
}
}