Other peoples code can be fun too!!

A while back, a colleague got me hooked on this site. The entire purpose of this site is for fellow programmers to share some of the worst code they have found. Most of the code is "legacy code" left by previous programmers. If you have ever run across code and said "WTF!?!?!" then it deserves to be on this site.

The human side of development

People often think of programmers as geeks or lifeless people who do little more that obsess over computers. Well, that's not entirely true right? right! We are actually an intellectually fun crowd. My personnel favorite proof of this is our habit of naming projects and object after obscure topics. This is a list of some of my favorite naming conventions.

1. The Manhattan Project
2. Porn stars
3. The moons of Saturn
4. The Muppets
5. Islands in the Pacific you wish you could visit
6. Greek gods
7. Sesame Street characters (classic, not new)

Some I've used, some are on the plate... either way I think most people should be so lucky to be able to get in touch with their inner child and actually have fun with work rather than become the "mature" drone they inevitably become..a slave to social expectations.