The Daily WTF Today is holiday in the US, where we celebrate a cosplay version of history with big meals and getting frustrated with our family.
The Daily WTF Today, we’re going to start with the comment before the method. /** * The topology type of primitives to render.
The Daily WTF Robert was diagnosing a problem in a reporting module. The application code ran a fairly simple query- SELECT field1, field2,
The Daily WTF “Magic bytes” are a common part of a file header. The first few bytes of a file can often be used to identify what type
The Daily WTF “Because 9.975 was just a *little* bit too small,” explains our first anonymous helper. Our second anonymous helper
The Daily WTF Charles is supporting a PHP based application. One feature of the application is a standard “Contact Us” form.
The Daily WTF Once upon a time, web browsers weren’t the one-stop-shop for all kinds of possible content that they are today. Aside from
The Daily WTF Sometimes, there’s code so bad you simply know it’s unused and never called. Bernard sends us one such method, in Java:
The Daily WTF Simon recently found himself working alongside a “very senior” developer- who had a whopping 5 years of experience.
The Daily WTF …Screens of Death. Photos of failures in kiosk-mode always strike me as akin to the wizard being exposed behind his curtain.