The Daily WTF: Curious Perversions in Information Technology

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Susan Ivanova: Ambassador, do you really want to know what's going on down there right now? Londo Mollari: Yes, absolutely. Ivanova: Boom. Boom, boom, boom. Boom, boom. BOOM! Have a nice day.

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Gary. Gary! Gary gary, gary. HAHAHAHA GARY! Gaaaarrryyyy! No. Gary???

Also, 101 + 7 = 108.

You either played it, or you didn't.

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

I see the problem var srcDatum = datum; if (datum.datum && datum.datum.datum) { datum = datum.datum.datum; } else if (datum.datum) { datum = datum.datum; }

if (!datum) { return; }

D-Coder · 2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Uncle Code Monkey:
I used to have a colleague that did something similar... but using single letter vars.
if (a.a)...

while (i<x.x.x)...

and so on.

"Used to have"... I hope that means that you killed him.

DCRoss · 2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Malkovich. Malkovich malkovich malkovich, malkovich malkovich.

Malkovich? Malkovich.

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

How about recursively?

data (data data)
{
    if (data){
        return data(data.data);
    }
    else{
        return data;
    }
}

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

In javascript (and many other normal programming languages), you can go data = (data.data && data.data.data) || data.data || data; or even [0,0].foreach(function(){data=data.data||data})

Some Jerk · 2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Nobody does WTF like MS...

this.Form.Form.Form.Form.Form.Form.Close();

garden · 2012-08-27 Reply Admin

http://isotropic.org/papers/chicken.pdf

GNU Pepper · 2012-08-27 Reply Admin

commit asdfghjklpoiuytrew123456789
Author: Paula

Change code in data.js

diff --git a/data.js b/data.js
index 3cb747f..da65585 100644
--- a/data.js
+++ b/data.js

-var srcData = data;
-if (data.data && data.data.data) {
-    data = data.data.data;
-} else if (data.data) {
-    data = data.data;
-}
- 
-if (!data) {
-    return;
-}
+var srcData = data1;
+if (data1.data2 && data1.data2.data3) {
+    data1 = data1.data2.data3;
+} else if (data1.data2) {
+    data1 = data1.data2;
+}
+ 
+if (!data1) {
+    return;
+}

Zylon · 2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Data? Not Data!

[image]

Also fuck you Akismet. Fuck you sideways with a chainsaw.

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Jan:
> But, but, but.... isn't all data considered to be data? > What an appropriate and consistent naming convention!
We use that too. And all the stuff that isn't data we just call 'stuff'.

Did you ever notice everyone else's data is just stuff, but your stuff is DATA... ?

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Zylon:
Data? Not Data!
[image]

Also data you Akismet. Data you sideways with a chainsaw.

FTFY

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich. Malkovich.

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Smurf smurf = smurf Smurf(smurf); smurf

Zylon · 2012-08-27 Reply Admin

dkallen:
Did you ever notice everyone else's data is just stuff, but *your* stuff is DATA... ?

A server is just a pile of data with a cover on it.

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Checking for !Data after calling properties on it (data.data)? THAT is where you are asking for trouble. Everything else seems perfectly fine :)

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

DCRoss:
Malkovich. Malkovich malkovich malkovich, malkovich malkovich.
Malkovich? Malkovich.

Pika? Pikapika! Pika. Pikapikpika. Pika pikachu!

Mythran · 2012-08-27 Reply Admin

bluemoon:
Remy Porter:
The "&&" makes it more unclear. Try this:
return data ? data.data ? data.data.data ? data.data.data : data.data : data : nil
That's way more concise.
In dotnet 3.5 we have the ?? operator for this

return data.data.data ?? data.data ?? data ?? null;

Wouldn't that be: return data.data.data ?? data.data ?? data;

The last part, "?? null;", is not needed since if data is null, it will be returned anyways, if it's the last part of the statement? :)

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

var srcBruce = bruce; if (bruce.bruce&& bruce.bruce.bruce) { bruce= bruce.bruce.bruce; } else if (bruce.bruce) { bruce = bruce.bruce; }

if (!bruce) { return; }

FTFY

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Your Name:
var srcMine = mine; if (mine.mine&& mine.mine.mine) { mine= mine.mine.mine; } else if (mine.mine) { mine = mine.mine; }
if (!mine) { return; }

FTFY

FTFTFY

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Nemo:
Your Name:
var srcMine = mine; int mine(int xmine, int ymine) { if (mines(xmine, ymine)) { return -1; } else { return -mine(xmine - 1, ymine) -mine(xmine -1, ymine -1) -mine(xmine -1, ymine + 1) -mine(xmine, ymine +1) -mine(xmine, ymine -1) -mine(xmine - 1, ymine) -mine(xmine, ymine + 1) -mine(xmine +1, ymine + 1); } FTFY
FTFTFY

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Mythran:
bluemoon:
Remy Porter:
The "&&" makes it more unclear. Try this:
return data ? data.data ? data.data.data ? data.data.data : data.data : data : nil
That's way more concise.
In dotnet 3.5 we have the ?? operator for this

return data.data.data ?? data.data ?? data ?? null;
Wouldn't that be: return data.data.data ?? data.data ?? data;

The last part, "?? null;", is not needed since if data is null, it will be returned anyways, if it's the last part of the statement? :)

data.data.data ?? data.data ?? data [?? null] does not work - it will just throw a NullReferenceException unless all three levels are non-null. Also the article contains only a single return statement returning nothing - no one knows what happens to data.

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

danbruc:
Mythran:
bluemoon:
Remy Porter:
The "&&" makes it more unclear. Try this:
return data ? data.data ? data.data.data ? data.data.data : data.data : data : nil
That's way more concise.
In dotnet 3.5 we have the ?? operator for this

return data.data.data ?? data.data ?? data ?? null;
Wouldn't that be: return data.data.data ?? data.data ?? data;

The last part, "?? null;", is not needed since if data is null, it will be returned anyways, if it's the last part of the statement? :)
data.data.data ?? data.data ?? data [?? null] does not work - it will just throw a NullReferenceException unless all three levels are non-null. Also the article contains only a single return statement returning nothing - no one knows what happens to data.

Obviously it should read "[...] unless the first two levels [...]".

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Developers, developers, developers, developers!

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Ok, I admit I wrote it, but in my defense, I was stoned.

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Reminds me of planet Marklar.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starvin%27_Marvin_in_Space

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

garden:
http://isotropic.org/papers/chicken.pdf

This was funny. But, tell us, how did you find this, know about this, etc? Was this a mistake, something intentional - what's the point?

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Haven't you all heard of data driven development? WTF?

da Doctah · 2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Kyle: “Marklar, these marklars want to change your marklar. They don't want Marklar or any of these marklars to live here because it's bad for their marklar. They use Marklar to try and force marklars to believe they're marklar. If you let them stay here, they will build marklars and marklars. They will take all your marklars and replace them with Marklar. These marklar have no good marklar to live on Marklar, so they must come here to Marklar. Please, let these marklars stay where they can grow and prosper without any marklars, marklars, or marklars.”

Alien: "Young Marklar, your Marklars are wise and true."

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Where's the xkcd reference?

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Zylon:
Data? Not Data!
[image]

Also fuck you Akismet. Fuck you sideways with a chainsaw.

Shhh = you should use the word "frak". There's a fuck in here that will fuck your fuck if you keep using the word "fuck".

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Batman!

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Malkovich?

(Captcha: nulla. When data.data.data has no value.value.value, it's nulla.nulla.nulla.)

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Tyler:
Except that this looks like PHP, in which case using more than one ternary produces unexpected results. http://www.phpsadness.com/sad/30

Could be an old version of PHP. That blog is undated.

Might also have to do with the way they define TRUE and FALSE in PHP. Normally it should be:

#define FALSE 0 #define TRUE (!FALSE)

But this is not universal. I would suggest trying that test again with something more explicit like:

<?php echo (1 == 2 ? "a" : 1 == 2 ? "b" : "c")."\n"; echo (1 == 2 ? "a" : 1 == 1 ? "b" : "c")."\n"; echo (1 == 1 ? "a" : 1 == 2 ? "b" : "c")."\n"; echo (1 == 1 ? "a" : 1 == 1 ? "b" : "c")."\n"; ?>

Also, you could try using parentheses to enforce order of operation:

<?php echo (1 == 2 ? "a" : (1 == 2 ? "b" : "c"))."\n"; echo (1 == 2 ? "a" : (1 == 1 ? "b" : "c"))."\n"; echo (1 == 1 ? "a" : (1 == 2 ? "b" : "c"))."\n"; echo (1 == 1 ? "a" : (1 == 1 ? "b" : "c"))."\n"; ?>

I've used multiple stacked ternary expressions plenty of times in PHP with expected results.

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Data data data. I cannot make bricks without clay.

emurphy · 2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Gunslinger:
Where's the xkcd reference?

Never mind that, where's the sidebar reference?

"data processing, data data processing"

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Douglas "Swish" Reemer: Dude! Coop: Dude! Douglas "Swish" Reemer: Dude! Coop: Dude! Douglas "Swish" Reemer: Dude! [Coop looks shocked] Douglas "Swish" Reemer: Dude. Coop: I guess you have a point. (From the movie "BASEketball," 1998)

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

I am the night.:
causa:
Joey:
Holy hell, doesn't anyone use ternarys anymore? Gosh!
var srcData = data;
return data.data && data.data.data ? data.data.data : data.data ? data.data : data ? data : null;
Batman!
Why isn't this featured yet?

Well, it's not quite an exact match. The code only returns things when data is false. I believe a more accurate rewrite would be:

var srcData = data;
data = data.data && data.data.data ? data.data.data : data.data ? data.data : null;
if(!data) { return; }

DaveE

Cbuttius · 2012-08-27 Reply Admin

This problem, like all others, could be solved by adding another level of indirection..

Put another wrapper round it: and call it data.

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

In Delphi Pascal that would be:

...
var srcData : object;
...
with data do
  with data do begin
    srcData := data; 
    if data and data then 
      data := data 
    else if data then 
      data := data; 
    if not data then
      return; 
  end;
...

Which, I am confident you will agree, is much more cromulent.

-Harrow.

Evilweasil · 2012-08-27 Reply Admin

shepd:
Gary. Gary! Gary gary, gary. HAHAHAHA GARY! Gaaaarrryyyy! No. Gary???
Also, 101 + 7 = 108.

You either played it, or you didn't.

I still have nightmares about Gary.

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Riccardo:
Chicken chicken, chicken? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL_-1d9OSdk

Ura niwa niwa niwa niwa niwa niwa niwa tori iru.

There are two chickens in the back yard and two chickens in the front yard.

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

The problem is actually with the guy who created the data.data.data object, not the poor guy who's had to perform some logic on it. Assuming they're different guys.

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

How many d's in "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"? 7 - d d, d d d d d....

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Norman Diamond:
Riccardo:
Chicken chicken, chicken?
Ura niwa niwa niwa niwa niwa niwa niwa tori iru.

Sheesh, where's the English translation of this one: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AD%90%E5%AD%90%E5%AD%90%E5%AD%90%E5%AD%90%E5%AD%90%E5%AD%90%E5%AD%90%E5%AD%90%E5%AD%90%E5%AD%90%E5%AD%90 <realwtf> spam ? akismet.accept() : akismet.reject(alert("akismet rejects non-spam")); </realwtf>

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Sounds like a Haiku a friend of mine once wrote:

git git git git git git git git git git git git git git git git git

Evo · 2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Deezil:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo

Hmmm so what about a buffalo called "Buffalo"?

I'm going to add one: "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo Buffalo"

(Modified quote from Wikipedia: -) THE buffalo FROM Buffalo WHO ARE buffaloED BY buffalo FROM Buffalo, buffalo (verb) OTHER buffalo FROM Buffalo NAMED Buffalo.

I guess you could even add some more in there... Though of course the real wtf would be calling a Buffalo buffalo Buffalo.

2012-08-27 Reply Admin

It's undated but accurate. The ternary operator in PHP has reversed associativity from any other language. Try it for yourself; you can't get any result but the last two.

Coyne · 2012-08-27 Reply Admin

Joey:
Holy hell, doesn't anyone use ternarys anymore? Gosh!
var srcData = data;
return data.data && data.data.data ? data.data.data : data.data ? data.data : data ? data : null;

You know, if he'd added one more level in his structure, he could have gotten rid of that silly null. Use of case sensitivity would have helped, too:

var Data = data;
return data.data && data.data.data ? data.data.data : data.data ? data.data : data ? data : data.data.data.data;

Data? Data data. Data.

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