While I get a sick kind of pleasure ripping on someone else's work, I have to admit that I used to write stuff like that. In fact, I still might. But I wouldn't know it unless I published it at a place like the monastery and had the good Monks critique it--which has happened many times, which is why I'm a better programmer than I was 3000 XP ago. It's how I learned about taint, and strict, and references, and placeholders.

I'm sure this has come up around here before, but I wish there was an designated "safe" area here at PM's to post code and have it critiqued. That's how ya learn. It would be invaluable to me who is passionate about doing it correctly, but not always understanding how.

And it would be faster. I remember asking a teacher back in college why I needed a teacher. He admitted I could probably learn it myself, but it would take 10 times longer.

Would anyone else benefit from this?


—Brad
"Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up." G. K. Chesterton

In reply to Re: I present to you... Horrible code! by bradcathey
in thread I present to you... Horrible code! by BUU

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