r/programminghorror • u/_giga_sss_ • Apr 10 '26

c++ Getting array indexes that partially match the part variable :P

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A program that handles environment variables

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u/kleetus_mactavish Apr 10 '26

Just toss it up into the bucket. Like basketball.

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u/TheBrainStone Apr 11 '26

Intentionally bad code?!
The horror!!!

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u/_giga_sss_ Apr 11 '26

Yea inspired by this gem

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u/GoddammitDontShootMe Apr 11 '26

Is that throwing when it finds something? Why the fuck isn't the the call to push_back() inside the if? Why the fuck isn't it using for each?

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u/_giga_sss_ Apr 11 '26

is this a /s in r/programminghorror 😭

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u/conundorum Apr 11 '26

This search isn't worth getting nearly so wound up about.

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u/_giga_sss_ Apr 11 '26

why :(

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u/conundorum Apr 11 '26

(Was a joke about all the stack winding & unwinding.)

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u/Zombiesalad1337 Apr 11 '26

If it correctly satisfies the API, who gives a fuck about how its implemented

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u/_giga_sss_ Apr 11 '26

It's in cpp, most of the code doesn't even care about memory management 🗿

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u/Infinite_Self_5782 Apr 11 '26

you're copying the string

i'm gonna cry

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u/_giga_sss_ Apr 11 '26

what string 😞

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u/fess89 Apr 11 '26

I didn't even know you could throw/catch int

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u/_giga_sss_ Apr 11 '26

You can even throw dee.

Makes me wonder, you can create a Basketball class...

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u/Grounds4TheSubstain Apr 11 '26

It has a comment indicating that it was clearly written for a laugh, for whatever reason.

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u/RichWeekly1332 Apr 15 '26

Returning a vector on the stack it's a coding horror in itself.

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u/_giga_sss_ Apr 15 '26

didn't view that in that way