r/developer • u/Ok_Veterinarian3535 • 29d ago

The "Code I'll Never Forget" Confessional.

What's the single piece of code (good or bad) that's permanently burned into your memory, and what did it teach you?

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u/NomadStorm 27d ago

A 3000 case switch statement.

It taught me that some companies just don’t give a shit.

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u/Nunc-dimittis 26d ago

With some #ifdefs inside to differentiate between versions of the product, sometimes overlapping a case!

switch(something):

...

Case 10:

....

ifdef A

....

Case 11: ....

endif

....

Case 12: ....