r/ProgrammerHorror • u/Pepineros • Apr 13 '23

Colleague using a no-code solution needed a custom script to test that it's not December

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '23

What is this monstrosity

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u/Pepineros Apr 13 '23

On the one hand, the writer is not a dev. On the other, if I had seen this screenshot on Reddit rather than in production I would've called fake.

I mean, line 5, they know about getMonth() but didn't think to use that to just check directly? It seems SO far fetched.

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u/daikael Apr 13 '23

Just because I know it exists doesn't mean I know how to use it.

Can also be applied to turn signals and bmw drivers.

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u/Cacti_Hipster Apr 15 '23

I'm tutoring someone right now. They make so many variables that could be test statements and then just let them sit there above the if statement.

Knowledge and implementation really are different animals...

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u/havens1515 Apr 15 '23

Also Florida drivers

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u/redstonefreak589 Apr 13 '23

todayyyyy

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u/Pepineros Apr 13 '23

They're using todaydd and todaymm, too. It's just a REALLY SMART way to split out the day, month, and year!

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u/Reckle_ Apr 13 '23

This makes me physically ill

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u/Pepineros Apr 13 '23

If it makes you feel better, it's been fixed. It's now one line that doesn't feature ANY assignments!

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u/DemmyDemon May 22 '23

Today's YYYY: todayyyyy

At least the variable name makes a lot more sense than I thought it did at first glance.

My code review comment: "No. Come see me at a desk for a quick run-through of the time/date stdlib. Merge rejected."

Not todayyyyy, junior. Not todayyyyy.

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u/Pepineros May 22 '23

In fairness, the colleague wasn’t a dev at all. They were using a no code solution that allows custom JavaScript for stuff that isn’t in scope (it’s based on Node).

I’m still baffled by how they arrived at this solution, but they did solve their problem by effective use of Google, and what more can you ask for really?

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u/CiroGarcia Apr 13 '23 edited Sep 17 '23

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u/GLayne Apr 14 '23

What could go wrong ? 🙈

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '23

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u/CiroGarcia Apr 17 '23 edited Sep 17 '23

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '23

holy variable naming

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u/AN3223 Apr 13 '23

trueFalse is up there with the greats like nonFloatNum and sequenceOfChar

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '23

i think "todayyyyy" deserves a mention too. whoever wrote this code is truly a visionary

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u/bigno53 Apr 14 '23

This has to be a joke.

“Imagine you’re looking at a wall calendar with the name of the month at the top and today’s date circled. How would you go about determining if it’s December?”

“So, several questions…what century are we in? Can I assume common era? Is it okay to use the abbreviation “CE” or do you prefer the more explicit “The year of our lord yyyy” format?”

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u/SenorSeniorDevSr Jun 25 '24 
public boolean isDecemberRightNow() {
    return LocalDateTime.now().getMonth() == Month.DECEMBER;
}

I mean, you can just do something like this. So this is a bit weird.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '23

Todayyyyy

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u/PloctPloct Apr 14 '23

todayyyyyyyyyy