That's a win for Jacek! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Befunge[^]

I still contend that Object Pascal is the better language! There, feel better? :D

You're probably right. I was given a task to get it working again. I later learned that it may have *never* worked.

I'll assemble my elite team now! Thanks ;-)

Look at it hard. Study it. Do the opposite and you'll do well in your career. Best to you.

You're creeping me out. That is exactly what he did with the DataSet!

I haven't been on these forums in a while. But I've come across a coding atrocity so horrible, so offensive, that I have to document it. This is a Windows service. Can you see how the developer accesses database data? (Answer below)

Dim ResultDS As New SqlDataSource

ResultDS.ConnectionString = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("JaguarReportingConnectionString").ToString()
ResultDS.SelectCommand = ""

ResultDS.[Select](DataSourceSelectArguments.Empty)

Dim dg As New GridView
dg.DataSource = ResultDS
dg.DataBind()
Dim dv As New DataView
Dim dt As New DataTable
dv = ResultDS.Select(DataSourceSelectArguments.Empty)
dt = dv.ToTable()

Hint: GridView is from the Web UI control namespace. Did I mention this is a Windows service?

Yeah, and in recent years they've actually took the lead rather than waiting for Java or Apple to do it first ;)

Is that a dare? 'cause I still fear the blue screen of death.

So I'm working on an Entity Framework model. When you create an entity, it creates an EntitySet with the pluralized name. My object is named ChatterBox. I was certain that the environment was so stupid that I intentionally coded the AddObject method with "ChatterBoxs". Imagine my surprise when it actually named it "ChatterBoxes"! Kudos to MS.

I saw a clever way to notate this expression, but lost the link to it. Is there a better way to express it besides 6 = 12/2? Sincerely, Losing Sleep Over Pointless Crap.

It's great to hear about positive customer service. Thanks for the tip. I'll keep this vendor in mind.

"People are renting it and then microwaving the disc" Is this you? Plinkett review: The Phantom Menace[^]

Funny, my CD had Weezer, Buddy Holly. Guess you didn't have the Windows 95 Ultimate Edition! ;P Did yours also have a 3D bumper car game you could drive around a maze using the arrow keys?

"you'll find yourself watering the lawn to keep it growing!" :laugh:

Although the mower is loud, it creates a kind of cone of silence where kids and spouses can't reach you. If you have a cigar while you mow, so much the better. It's a suburban Zen thing. Bagging sucks tho. I'll spot you that.

That's just horrible. I may never look at Chinese take-out the same way.

... such wanton disregard for decency.

Emminent Lo Mein Sorry. I'm leaving now.

The Rise of the the "Brogrammer" I don't know, is this just another media hype job for generating traffic? Seems to me that the author may have difficulties distinguishing an Aaron Sorkin script from reality.