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  • P Pete OHanlon

    I've just read an article that included this little gem

    ://it checks it contains 11 char (dd/MMM/yyyy) 
    if (Convert.ToInt16(chkdate.Length.ToString()) != 11) 
    { 
      //if it does not have 11 char then it will return false 
      return false; 
    }
    

    I really don't know where to start (and yes, chkdate is a string).

    Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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    KarstenK
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    For checking whether the string contains a valid date the code is crap. (SCNR) This shows what the results of "high level" programming languages are. X|

    Greetings from Germany

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    • K KarstenK

      For checking whether the string contains a valid date the code is crap. (SCNR) This shows what the results of "high level" programming languages are. X|

      Greetings from Germany

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      Pete OHanlon
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      #22

      KarstenK wrote:

      This shows what the results of "high level" programming languages are

      Idiot developers who shouldn't be let anywhere near a keyboard without being wired up to the mains and given a shock everytime they produce crap like this.

      Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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      • R Ri Qen Sin

        It's dead! =\

        ROFLOLMFAO

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        Pete OHanlon
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        It is now. It was removed because it was so bad and about the best comment against it was that it was complete and utter rubbish.

        Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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        • P Pete OHanlon

          It is now. It was removed because it was so bad and about the best comment against it was that it was complete and utter rubbish.

          Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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          Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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          Pete O`Hanlon wrote:

          It was removed

          It should have been 'An Article of Horror'. It is bad that it was removed and CP deprived many of a viewing pleasure. :mad:

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          • P Paddy Boyd

            It worries me that we are spiralling into some kind of recursive software hellhole:

            void WritePoorCode()
            {
            bool stuck = true;

            if (stuck)
            {
                GetHelpFromAnotherMuppet();
            }
            

            }

            void GetHelpFromAnotherMuppet()
            {
            WritePoorCode();
            }

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            NormDroid
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            void Main() { if (CantAffordAProfessionalDeveloper()) { CreateACompleteMessOfASystem(); } } void CantAffordAProfessionalDeveloper() { PayPeanuts(); } void PayPeanuts() { HireSomebodyWithLittleOrNoExperience(); } void HireSomebodyWithLittleOrNoExperience() { if (LearnedFromSchool()) { GuessCode(); } if (LearnedFromInternet()) { GrapSampleFromSomePlace(); } }

            WPF - Imagineers Wanted Follow your nose using DoubleAnimationUsingPath

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              void Main() { if (CantAffordAProfessionalDeveloper()) { CreateACompleteMessOfASystem(); } } void CantAffordAProfessionalDeveloper() { PayPeanuts(); } void PayPeanuts() { HireSomebodyWithLittleOrNoExperience(); } void HireSomebodyWithLittleOrNoExperience() { if (LearnedFromSchool()) { GuessCode(); } if (LearnedFromInternet()) { GrapSampleFromSomePlace(); } }

              WPF - Imagineers Wanted Follow your nose using DoubleAnimationUsingPath

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              Paddy Boyd
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              I'm not sure that compiles... ;)

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              • P Paddy Boyd

                I'm not sure that compiles... ;)

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                NormDroid
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                Try it, you'll be surprised, and even more surprised if we see the same code being used in an Indian offshore system ;)

                WPF - Imagineers Wanted Follow your nose using DoubleAnimationUsingPath

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                • P Paddy Boyd

                  It worries me that we are spiralling into some kind of recursive software hellhole:

                  void WritePoorCode()
                  {
                  bool stuck = true;

                  if (stuck)
                  {
                      GetHelpFromAnotherMuppet();
                  }
                  

                  }

                  void GetHelpFromAnotherMuppet()
                  {
                  WritePoorCode();
                  }

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                  codemunkeh
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                  catch (System.OutOfMemoryException) { GetHelpFromAnotherMuppet(); }


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                  Confused? You will be...

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                  • P Pete OHanlon

                    KarstenK wrote:

                    This shows what the results of "high level" programming languages are

                    Idiot developers who shouldn't be let anywhere near a keyboard without being wired up to the mains and given a shock everytime they produce crap like this.

                    Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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                    codemunkeh
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                    Then even the lead developer would be shocking.


                    Ninja (the Nerd)
                    Confused? You will be...

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                    • P Pete OHanlon

                      I've just read an article that included this little gem

                      ://it checks it contains 11 char (dd/MMM/yyyy) 
                      if (Convert.ToInt16(chkdate.Length.ToString()) != 11) 
                      { 
                        //if it does not have 11 char then it will return false 
                        return false; 
                      }
                      

                      I really don't know where to start (and yes, chkdate is a string).

                      Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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                      Michael Pauli
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                      Why can't not ONE of you folkes be grown up enough to simply say that the rubbish: ://it checks if it contains 11 char (dd/MMM/yyyy) if (Convert.ToInt16(chkdate.Length.ToString()) != 11) { // Do something if not. } SHOULD be: :// it checks if it contains 11 char (dd/MMM/yyyy) if (chkdate.Length != 11) { // Do something if not. } How hard can it be? It's OK to pinpoint bad code like that but it's not OK not to come up with a useable alternative.

                      Michael M., mm it-consult dk.

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                      • P Pete OHanlon

                        I've just read an article that included this little gem

                        ://it checks it contains 11 char (dd/MMM/yyyy) 
                        if (Convert.ToInt16(chkdate.Length.ToString()) != 11) 
                        { 
                          //if it does not have 11 char then it will return false 
                          return false; 
                        }
                        

                        I really don't know where to start (and yes, chkdate is a string).

                        Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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                        Tony Wesley
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                        Pete O`Hanlon wrote:

                        : //it checks it contains 11 char (dd/MMM/yyyy) if (Convert.ToInt16(chkdate.Length.ToString()) != 11) { //if it does not have 11 char then it will return false return false; }

                        Shouldn't the comparison do this? :laugh: if (chkdate.Length.ToString() != "11")

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                        • M Michael Pauli

                          Why can't not ONE of you folkes be grown up enough to simply say that the rubbish: ://it checks if it contains 11 char (dd/MMM/yyyy) if (Convert.ToInt16(chkdate.Length.ToString()) != 11) { // Do something if not. } SHOULD be: :// it checks if it contains 11 char (dd/MMM/yyyy) if (chkdate.Length != 11) { // Do something if not. } How hard can it be? It's OK to pinpoint bad code like that but it's not OK not to come up with a useable alternative.

                          Michael M., mm it-consult dk.

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                          Tony Wesley
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                          Michael Mogensen wrote:

                          Why can't not ONE of you folkes be grown up enough to simply say...

                          Michael, Is your sense of humor having a bad day? But if we are geting serious, I'd like to point out that your question contains a double negative and means the opposite of your apparent intended meaning.

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                          • T Tony Wesley

                            Pete O`Hanlon wrote:

                            : //it checks it contains 11 char (dd/MMM/yyyy) if (Convert.ToInt16(chkdate.Length.ToString()) != 11) { //if it does not have 11 char then it will return false return false; }

                            Shouldn't the comparison do this? :laugh: if (chkdate.Length.ToString() != "11")

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                            Michael Pauli
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                            ...Double negative... I give up... SS... forget it... Not beeing 100% into C# (I'm c/cpp) I suppose that this issue is something in the area of 'to get the types right' right? (ough double 'right' ... sorry) If this is string: chkdate, then this is int: chkdate.length and then I compare 11 to int which is ok, or?

                            Michael M., mm it-consult dk.

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                            • M Michael Pauli

                              ...Double negative... I give up... SS... forget it... Not beeing 100% into C# (I'm c/cpp) I suppose that this issue is something in the area of 'to get the types right' right? (ough double 'right' ... sorry) If this is string: chkdate, then this is int: chkdate.length and then I compare 11 to int which is ok, or?

                              Michael M., mm it-consult dk.

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                              Tony Wesley
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                              Michael, I'm far from 100% into C#, like you, I'm a c/c++ guy. (We still have lots of stuff that's says it's c++ but it's mostly old style C). Anyway, this is an issue of getting the types right. And I was just being a smart alec. -- Tony

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