[ale] From the dailywtf

Michael Still stillwaxin at gmail.com
Fri Jun 16 14:22:26 EDT 2006


public object LoadOrg(int cmpKey, object DO_NOT_USE_AT_ALL_EVER) {
  if (null != DO_NOT_USE_AT_ALL_EVER) {
    self.Destruct(); /* FIRED */
  }
  ...
}

void SaveOrg(int cmpKey, object org, object DO_NOT_USE_AT_ALL_EVER) {
  if (null != DO_NOT_USE_AT_ALL_EVER) {
    self.Destruct(); /* FIRED */
  }
  ...
}


On 6/16/06, KingBahamut <gwosbahamut at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> When Steve Mitcham started at a new job a little while back, he spent some
> time reading through the documentation and implementation guide for the
> enterprise framework that the company developed in-house. There were a few
> things that seemed off, but one thing in particular stuck out ...
>
>
> public object LoadOrg(int cmpKey, object DO_NOT_USE_AT_ALL_EVER);
>
> public void SaveOrg(int cmpKey, object org, object DO_NOT_USE_AT_ALL_EVER);
>
> Never before was Steve so intrigued and tempted to find out what might
> happen if he passed in something ... a string ... an integer ... or even
> just an itsy-bitsy little bit.---------------
>
> Hmmmm, Dont EVER use it? What happens when you do use it?
>
>
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> KingBahamut
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