As a software engineer, what was the weirdest piece of code you ever saw?

Answer: Something along these lines, in Ruby: > [code]if status == status.​.​.​ Susan's Digest Top Stories For You As a software engineer, what was the weirdest piece of code you ever saw? Dave Aronson, T. Rex at Codosaurus, LLC (1990-present) Written Apr 28 Something along these lines, in Ruby: if status == status = 1 || status = 2 || status = 3 It was pretty obvious to me that the author meant: ... Read More » Why do nurses "eat their young"? Tina Lunsford, studied Nursing (1983) Written Mar 31, 2018 I've been a nurse for 34 years. In that time, I've been fortunate enough to have my BASIC knowledge base expanded by the veteran nurses I've worked with, and some of them w...  Read More » Is it true that some people who graduate from law school cannot find employment and deliver pizza to make a living since there is too much competition in the law profession? Joshua Gross, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at CSUMB Written Apr 22 There are two separate problems here: For many law schools, recent graduates struggled to pass the bar. Not passing the bar means you aren't able to practice as a lawyer. So...  Read More » Mary E. Rossow upvoted this answer What do you do if a waitress at an expensive restaurant drops half of your expensive dinner on the floor as she is boxing it up for you to take with you and offers you nothing but a "sorry"? James Fish Written Aug 18, 2019 Mistakes happen, I have no interest in ruining her night for something that was obviously not intentional. My father has made a scene at enough restaurants for me to have n...  Read More » Mary E. Rossow upvoted this answer Has your family ever gone on a vacation where something happened that changed the relationship between any of the family members from that point on? Suzi Kam, works at Teaching English as a Foreign Language Updated Mon Yes, I wanted our daughter and her husband to attend ONE dinner with some older members of my mother's family. This aunt was in her 80s and brought her daughter and son-in-...  Read More » What happens to older (over 30) programmers? Do they get fired as they get older and "less innovative"? Does mid-career pay increase much for software engineers? Fred Mitchell, Senior Software Engineer (1980-present) Written Apr 28 Older is "over 30"??? This software engineer looks down upon you with severe disdain and disgust. :p I am 58 now, and have only now decided to switch careers. Tired of all th...  Read More » My less-than-desirable boss wants company branded shirts back that I burned after our mutual separation. He sent me a box to return them in. What should I include? Garrick Saito Written Oct 15, 2014 Clearly, you cannot give him what you don't have. If I were in your shoes, I'd say... ... Read More » If a surgeon, early in an emergency operation, realises from what he sees that the patient cannot survive for more than a few days, does he decide not to proceed with the operation? Louis E. Walker, former Surgeon at U.S. Army (1989-2014) Written Nov 28 If a surgeon, early in an emergency operation, realises from what he sees that the patient cannot survive for more than a few days, does he decide not to proceed with the operation? ...  Read More » What is a slap-in-the-face job offer? Manikandan Balasubramanian, Parent of a toddler Written Dec 1 This happened to my wife. She interviewed for a position, she nailed a software testing interview to a point where some interviewers in the interview panel said after the i...  Read More » Has a doctor ever told you your child is fine but as a parent you felt something was wrong and you persisted only to find out it was something serious? Stephanie Davis, Preschool Teacher Written Apr 25 I was the child in this scenario. My parents were the ones fighting the doctors that insisted there was nothing wrong with me. I was 15 when it all started with a seemingly ...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/