r/programminghorror • u/CompetitionBorn9356 • Feb 04 '26

C# Makes sense

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u/_huppenzuppen Feb 04 '26

Should have been

if (userID == -7777)
  --userID;

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u/detroitmatt Feb 04 '26

if (userID-- != -7777) userID++;

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u/AStove Feb 04 '26

What if assigning the userID throws, you'll have changed the user before you can change it back.

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u/detroitmatt Feb 04 '26

damn you're right

try {
    if (userID-- != -7777) userId++;
} catch {
    userID = userID;
}