old code
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old code baked in a less elegant time its functions rusty its features, anachronistic every encounter with it reminds me of my past failure of imagination. if I could only think ahead a few more steps i'd never have old code
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
code is like cars, as soon as you drive it off the lot, its old.
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Code matures slowly
Function forgotten, it dies
I wrote it to last"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
" Ancient computers ranged in the long caves deep in the bowels of the planet tick away the dark millennia, and the ages hang heavy on their dusty databanks. They take the occasional potshot to relieve the monotony. " -- Slartibartfast
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This one is complicated by multiple screen modes, each of which must be represented by a different concrete type with not much in the way of common base class. The screen mode function itself is a bit odd at first, being like
auto scmode = screen.mode<1,4>(); // native bit depth of 1,
// virtualized bit depth of 4 (for 8 virtual grayscale colors)then you can draw to scmode. I don't like it but the way my graphics library is designed, pixels of different formats are different concrete types so like
gfx::gsc_pixel<1>; // mono pixel
gfx::gsc_pixel<8>; // 8 bit grayscale
gfx::rgb_pixel<16>; // 16 bit rgb
gfx::ycbcr_pixel<24>; // 24-bit Y'CbCr (used by jpeg)
gfx::rgba_pixel<32>; // 32-bit rgb pixel with an alpha channeltherefore different modes with different pixel formats must be different types. it has a number of advantages. this is just one area where i don't care for it.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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old code baked in a less elegant time its functions rusty its features, anachronistic every encounter with it reminds me of my past failure of imagination. if I could only think ahead a few more steps i'd never have old code
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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old code baked in a less elegant time its functions rusty its features, anachronistic every encounter with it reminds me of my past failure of imagination. if I could only think ahead a few more steps i'd never have old code
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
"The ancient machine was but a pale shadow of its original glory. It had performed its duty, destroying the fifth planet in this system. Like all of its kind, it had not expected to survive what should have been its penultimate moment. An collection of debris accidently shielded it from dissolution, eventually casting it into orbit around the next planet inward. At some point in its long, long journey its intelligence was restored by the repair automata sufficiently that the mission became its primary concern yet again. Many systems no longer existed, or could not be repaired. Still, the mission must be performed. It searched, deep in the few uncorrupted records it still contained. There must be a method for completing the mission. In recent orbits small bits of metal debris had been expelled by the third planet. Some of the bits had even landed on the planet below, emitting weak electromagnetic signals. The ancient records were emphatic that this was one of the few warnings it would receive. The machine continued to watch, and wait."
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"The ancient machine was but a pale shadow of its original glory. It had performed its duty, destroying the fifth planet in this system. Like all of its kind, it had not expected to survive what should have been its penultimate moment. An collection of debris accidently shielded it from dissolution, eventually casting it into orbit around the next planet inward. At some point in its long, long journey its intelligence was restored by the repair automata sufficiently that the mission became its primary concern yet again. Many systems no longer existed, or could not be repaired. Still, the mission must be performed. It searched, deep in the few uncorrupted records it still contained. There must be a method for completing the mission. In recent orbits small bits of metal debris had been expelled by the third planet. Some of the bits had even landed on the planet below, emitting weak electromagnetic signals. The ancient records were emphatic that this was one of the few warnings it would receive. The machine continued to watch, and wait."
Software Zen:
delete this;I remember this I think, but I can't place it - like something I read a long time ago.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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I remember this I think, but I can't place it - like something I read a long time ago.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
Probably because I've been reading science fiction for 50 years and can riff on most of the tropes pretty easily. If you've ever read the Bolo series of books originated by Keith Laumer, that's the tone I was looking for.
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Probably because I've been reading science fiction for 50 years and can riff on most of the tropes pretty easily. If you've ever read the Bolo series of books originated by Keith Laumer, that's the tone I was looking for.
Software Zen:
delete this;Oh you wrote that? I did not expect that. You really had me going. It was bugging me all night. :laugh:
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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old code baked in a less elegant time its functions rusty its features, anachronistic every encounter with it reminds me of my past failure of imagination. if I could only think ahead a few more steps i'd never have old code
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
When I look back of my old code, I think to myself, "Holy broccoli, Batman! What great code. Did I actually write that? So eloquent and yet so powerful." To which I hear the reply, "Get away from computer, Granddad. You know it makes you sad."
Nothing succeeds like a budgie without teeth. To err is human, to arr is pirate.
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old code baked in a less elegant time its functions rusty its features, anachronistic every encounter with it reminds me of my past failure of imagination. if I could only think ahead a few more steps i'd never have old code
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
Although robust enough for general use, adventures into the esoteric periphery of the C shell may reveal unexpected quirks.
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Oh you wrote that? I did not expect that. You really had me going. It was bugging me all night. :laugh:
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
Thanks :) .
Software Zen:
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old code baked in a less elegant time its functions rusty its features, anachronistic every encounter with it reminds me of my past failure of imagination. if I could only think ahead a few more steps i'd never have old code
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
There are only two categories of code (like computers), prototype and obsolete.
Cheers, Mike Fidler "I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright "I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright "I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter." Steven Wright yet again.
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old code baked in a less elegant time its functions rusty its features, anachronistic every encounter with it reminds me of my past failure of imagination. if I could only think ahead a few more steps i'd never have old code
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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All my code is old, I am still using Visual FoxPro :laugh: it's tiny (can run it on a pen drive!) and "does what is says on the tin."
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Probably because I've been reading science fiction for 50 years and can riff on most of the tropes pretty easily. If you've ever read the Bolo series of books originated by Keith Laumer, that's the tone I was looking for.
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Oh you wrote that? I did not expect that. You really had me going. It was bugging me all night. :laugh:
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
Weeeeeell, poop. So I can't use an extra Audible credit to listen the whole thing? This comes under the popcorn-in-the-office rule - you can't just pop a bag, let the buttery aroma fill the place, and then leave for the day and take the popcorn with you. "Did you make enough for everybody?" "No Ma'am." "Then spit it out." :laugh: We also had a similarly unforgiving rule about microwaving fish dishes or leaving a gallon jar of kombucha to ferment in the break room. Honestly, I'd read/listen to the whole thing. I'll look up the author/series and see what's available in a travel-friendly format. Thanks! :-D
-Bob
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old code baked in a less elegant time its functions rusty its features, anachronistic every encounter with it reminds me of my past failure of imagination. if I could only think ahead a few more steps i'd never have old code
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
:thumbsup: I like it...an ode to old code! :) I encounter my old code every day. It reminds me of how long I've been doing this and how I myself am also getting older. :sigh: I also noticed recently that my sense of time is slipping. Looking through old emails, I found a screenshot of what I thought was a fairly new feature...it was from 4 months ago! Adding features to a product I still consider to be new, I was reminded that this was my Covid project...started in March 2020 with a 5 month deadline (the year without a summer!)...it's now 2 years old! :omg: My company's flagship product is 22 years old, and I was there from the start. :sigh: To quote JG, 'What a long strange trip it's been'.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse "Hope is contagious"
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old code baked in a less elegant time its functions rusty its features, anachronistic every encounter with it reminds me of my past failure of imagination. if I could only think ahead a few more steps i'd never have old code
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
Yep, that's why all code should be written 3 times: 1) Write it to prove the concept and LEARN 2) Rewrite it for others and clarity 3) Rewrite it again because we are professionals, and our brains will be shot when we come back. The most complicated piece of Code I ever wrote was an insurance rating engine that constantly changed. The "elegant" solution in the end was: (No Goto allowed)
LOOP
// Shared setup code, variable hunting, etc.If Determination_Condition then
RateXXX;
break;// There were about 100 of those.
..
DefaultRate;
break;
END LOOPI was criticized for using the LOOP in a code review, but the challenge to find a cleaner way found nothing. And I brought the last 10 change requests, which effectively tell you WHERE to place the code to exit early. Life is sometimes simple... (And for complexity, consider rules like, they have a home policy, a life policy, and are disabled... Uggh... Only insurance companies)
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:thumbsup: I like it...an ode to old code! :) I encounter my old code every day. It reminds me of how long I've been doing this and how I myself am also getting older. :sigh: I also noticed recently that my sense of time is slipping. Looking through old emails, I found a screenshot of what I thought was a fairly new feature...it was from 4 months ago! Adding features to a product I still consider to be new, I was reminded that this was my Covid project...started in March 2020 with a 5 month deadline (the year without a summer!)...it's now 2 years old! :omg: My company's flagship product is 22 years old, and I was there from the start. :sigh: To quote JG, 'What a long strange trip it's been'.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse "Hope is contagious"
kmoorevs wrote:
'What a long strange trip it's been'
I have an in-house debugging tool created in 2000 we use a lot that I'm actively maintaining. It's been getting a couple new features over the last few months. Part of the app is a Windows Shell extension for Explorer, which I'm researching on updating for Windows 11. The current extension is treated as a 2nd-class citizen, relegated to the "old stuff we're ashamed of" sub-menu when you right-click on things.
Software Zen:
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:thumbsup: I like it...an ode to old code! :) I encounter my old code every day. It reminds me of how long I've been doing this and how I myself am also getting older. :sigh: I also noticed recently that my sense of time is slipping. Looking through old emails, I found a screenshot of what I thought was a fairly new feature...it was from 4 months ago! Adding features to a product I still consider to be new, I was reminded that this was my Covid project...started in March 2020 with a 5 month deadline (the year without a summer!)...it's now 2 years old! :omg: My company's flagship product is 22 years old, and I was there from the start. :sigh: To quote JG, 'What a long strange trip it's been'.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse "Hope is contagious"
