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tptacek
I stopped reading at the Java tic-tac-toe implementation, because what pleasure am I supposed to get from snarking over people's learn-to-code projects? This is a bad idea for a site.
bikitan
Cute, but doesn't hold a candle to the commentary and context provided on the daily wtf.
majewsky
I read The Daily WTF a few years ago, but eventually stopped because their stories were getting more and more tedious over time. The submission is refreshingly plain in comparison, but a bit too plain. Something inbetween these two poles would be nice.
jackaroe78
Where do I send my crypto?
throthro
Send your ether here 0x28c8747f3a10c43b3a6225c751d8c03effa313b9 :)
djsumdog
The trouble is you can't tell what's just someone learning, what's real 'encountered in the wild' code (and if you're submitting that, you might be violating your old job's IP) and what's just people making intentionally shitty code for the lawls.

I had a co-worker that kept a "coding hall of shame." I think I started one but probably lost it at some point. Don't really feel like searching for it either. Just let the past die.

zaarn
The sleeper sort is kind of interesting but probably not correct if the CPU is doing literally anything else.
mustardo
How did you get access to my repository?
rdiddly
Never thought I'd laugh so hard at something like this!
nathanaldensr
#164 won't even compile; you can't assign an integer to a string variable.
bootsz
Stuff like this is funny until you've seen & had to deal with enough real production code that's just as terrible. Then it's just depressing.