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Ask HN: What's the worst thing you've ever seen when reviewing code

2 pointsby treebeard5440over 1 year ago
I have two (both many years ago)<p>1. Every line of every file in the project had its line ending changed<p>2. Python script that called a python script that called another python script<p>Anyone else have some good ones?

3 comments

l_j_wover 1 year ago
A contractor placed a web service call in the onPaint() method of a .NET Windows Forms application. This blocked the paint from happening until the service call finished, causing the app to just be a blank white window.
adastra22over 1 year ago
Duff’s device.
Tommsteinover 1 year ago
Off the top of my head, code that didn&#x27;t even run due to syntax errors.