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  • P Pualee

    Well that, and the interviewer never said they got a new microwave... so how can you put the coffee maker in it to throw it out the window?

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    Bergholt Stuttley Johnson
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    that's easy, you run outside and retrieve the old microwave - then put the coffee machine in it, you are not thinking the problem through

    You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

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    • P Pualee

      In a twisted sort of way, that shows exactly what is wrong with coders these days... X| Hey, I have a hammer! Every problem is a nail!

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      megaadam
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      Pualee wrote:

      In a twisted sort of way, that shows exactly what is wrong with coders managers these days... X|

      FTFY.

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      • O Oso Oluwafemi Ebenezer

        At an interview, a programmer is asked what he would do if the microwave would catch fire. He says he would throw it out the window. Baffled, the interviewer asks "okay, what if the coffee brewer catches fire?" And the programmer replies "Put it in the microwave and throw it out the window, as we already have a solution for that problem."

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        Maximilien
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        A good example of encapsulation.

        I'd rather be phishing!

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        • O Oso Oluwafemi Ebenezer

          At an interview, a programmer is asked what he would do if the microwave would catch fire. He says he would throw it out the window. Baffled, the interviewer asks "okay, what if the coffee brewer catches fire?" And the programmer replies "Put it in the microwave and throw it out the window, as we already have a solution for that problem."

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          Bergholt Stuttley Johnson
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          he would do nothing - its a hardware problem

          You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

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          • H HobbyProggy

            Oso Oluwafemi Ebenezer wrote:

            coffee brewer catches fire?

            Oso Oluwafemi Ebenezer wrote:

            and throw it out the window

            :wtf: you can not throw :java: out the window!

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            OriginalGriff
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            You can throw burnt coffee out the window.

            Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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            • B Bergholt Stuttley Johnson

              that's easy, you run outside and retrieve the old microwave - then put the coffee machine in it, you are not thinking the problem through

              You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

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              Simon_Whale
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              But what if your on the 12th floor? do you run really fast?

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                But what if your on the 12th floor? do you run really fast?

                Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians. Help end the violence EAT BACON

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                Bergholt Stuttley Johnson
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                No I am programmer, I don't run fast

                You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

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                • H HobbyProggy

                  Oso Oluwafemi Ebenezer wrote:

                  coffee brewer catches fire?

                  Oso Oluwafemi Ebenezer wrote:

                  and throw it out the window

                  :wtf: you can not throw :java: out the window!

                  if(this.signature != "") { MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature); } else { MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found"); }

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                  Duncan Edwards Jones
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                  You can if your language's "object" definition supports IDefenestratable - most real world modelling systems do :-)

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                  • M Maximilien

                    A good example of encapsulation.

                    I'd rather be phishing!

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                    Rage
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                    *Handling exception in encapsulated classes.

                    Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                    • O Oso Oluwafemi Ebenezer

                      I think it's already on fire!

                      Osofem Inc

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                      Forogar
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                      Quote:

                      it's already on fire!

                      ...and we have a solution for that!

                      - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                      • D Duncan Edwards Jones

                        You can if your language's "object" definition supports IDefenestratable - most real world modelling systems do :-)

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                        Roger Wright
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                        A 5 for knowing what defenestration means. :-D I presume you've read this[^] ;)

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                        • B Bergholt Stuttley Johnson

                          that's easy, you run outside and retrieve the old microwave - then put the coffee machine in it, you are not thinking the problem through

                          You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

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                          Pualee
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                          Hah, you're right! Efficiency was never part of the question!

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                          • O Oso Oluwafemi Ebenezer

                            At an interview, a programmer is asked what he would do if the microwave would catch fire. He says he would throw it out the window. Baffled, the interviewer asks "okay, what if the coffee brewer catches fire?" And the programmer replies "Put it in the microwave and throw it out the window, as we already have a solution for that problem."

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                            Roger Wright
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                            Good solution, incorporating the principles of both re-usability and encapsulation.

                            Will Rogers never met me.

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                            • R Roger Wright

                              A 5 for knowing what defenestration means. :-D I presume you've read this[^] ;)

                              Will Rogers never met me.

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                              Duncan Edwards Jones
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                              I like it - thanks.

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                              • B Bergholt Stuttley Johnson

                                he would do nothing - its a hardware problem

                                You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

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                                Agent__007
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                                That's more funnier than the joke! :laugh: :thumbsup:

                                Your time will come, if you let it be right.

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                                • S Simon_Whale

                                  But what if your on the 12th floor? do you run really fast?

                                  Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians. Help end the violence EAT BACON

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                                  Stefan_Lang
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                                  Who said speed matters? That'd be premature optimization. ;P Of course, you could simply install a spare microwave to catch the exception.

                                  GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)

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                                  • S Stefan_Lang

                                    Who said speed matters? That'd be premature optimization. ;P Of course, you could simply install a spare microwave to catch the exception.

                                    GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)

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                                    PhilLenoir
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                                    Clearly not a real-time programmer then! It's not a question of optimization, it's a question of a race condition.

                                    Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.

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