{"id":103,"date":"2009-05-28T10:26:08","date_gmt":"2009-05-28T08:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ansuz.nl\/?p=103"},"modified":"2009-05-28T10:54:08","modified_gmt":"2009-05-28T08:54:08","slug":"best-code-ever-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.ansuz.nl\/index.php\/2009\/05\/28\/best-code-ever-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Best code ever!.. NOT!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The company I work for has used a couple of 3rd parties to develop a some of our projects. The code you get back is usually quite bad to begin with, but yesterday I found the ultimate in bad code.<\/p>\n

How not to code:<\/p>\n

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  1. switch<\/span>(<\/span>imageList.length<\/span>)<\/span>{<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n
  2. case<\/span> 1<\/span>:<\/div><\/li>\n
  3. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage1, curlImage1, typeArray[<\/span>0<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  4. rowNum = 1<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  5. break<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  6. case<\/span> 2<\/span>:<\/div><\/li>\n
  7. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage1, curlImage1, typeArray[<\/span>0<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  8. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage6, curlImage6, typeArray[<\/span>1<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  9. rowNum = 1<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  10. break<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  11. case<\/span> 3<\/span>:<\/div><\/li>\n
  12. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage0, curlImage0, typeArray[<\/span>0<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  13. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage3, curlImage3, typeArray[<\/span>1<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  14. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage6, curlImage6, typeArray[<\/span>2<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  15. break<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  16. case<\/span> 4<\/span>:<\/div><\/li>\n
  17. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage1, curlImage1, typeArray[<\/span>0<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  18. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage4, curlImage4, typeArray[<\/span>1<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  19. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage6, curlImage6, typeArray[<\/span>2<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  20. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage9, curlImage9, typeArray[<\/span>3<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  21. break<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  22. case<\/span> 5<\/span>:<\/div><\/li>\n
  23. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage1, curlImage1, typeArray[<\/span>0<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  24. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage3, curlImage3, typeArray[<\/span>1<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  25. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage5, curlImage5, typeArray[<\/span>2<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  26. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage7, curlImage7, typeArray[<\/span>3<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  27. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage9, curlImage9, typeArray[<\/span>4<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  28. break<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  29. case<\/span> 6<\/span>:<\/div><\/li>\n
  30. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage0, curlImage0, typeArray[<\/span>0<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  31. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage1, curlImage1, typeArray[<\/span>1<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  32. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage2, curlImage2, typeArray[<\/span>2<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  33. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage5, curlImage5, typeArray[<\/span>3<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  34. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage6, curlImage6, typeArray[<\/span>4<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  35. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage7, curlImage7, typeArray[<\/span>5<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  36. break<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  37. case<\/span> 7<\/span>:<\/div><\/li>\n
  38. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage0, curlImage0, typeArray[<\/span>0<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  39. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage2, curlImage2, typeArray[<\/span>1<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  40. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage4, curlImage4, typeArray[<\/span>2<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  41. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage5, curlImage5, typeArray[<\/span>3<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  42. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage6, curlImage6, typeArray[<\/span>4<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  43. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage7, curlImage7, typeArray[<\/span>5<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  44. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage8, curlImage8, typeArray[<\/span>6<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  45. break<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  46. case<\/span> 8<\/span>:<\/div><\/li>\n
  47. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage0, curlImage0, typeArray[<\/span>0<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  48. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage1, curlImage1, typeArray[<\/span>1<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  49. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage2, curlImage2, typeArray[<\/span>2<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  50. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage3, curlImage3, typeArray[<\/span>3<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  51. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage5, curlImage5, typeArray[<\/span>4<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  52. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage6, curlImage6, typeArray[<\/span>5<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  53. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage7, curlImage7, typeArray[<\/span>6<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  54. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage8, curlImage8, typeArray[<\/span>7<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  55. break<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  56. case<\/span> 9<\/span>:<\/div><\/li>\n
  57. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage0, curlImage0, typeArray[<\/span>0<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  58. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage1, curlImage1, typeArray[<\/span>1<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  59. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage2, curlImage2, typeArray[<\/span>2<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  60. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage3, curlImage3, typeArray[<\/span>3<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  61. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage4, curlImage4, typeArray[<\/span>4<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  62. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage5, curlImage5, typeArray[<\/span>5<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  63. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage6, curlImage6, typeArray[<\/span>6<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  64. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage7, curlImage7, typeArray[<\/span>7<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  65. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage8, curlImage8, typeArray[<\/span>8<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  66. break<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  67. case<\/span> 10<\/span>:<\/div><\/li>\n
  68. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage0, curlImage0, typeArray[<\/span>0<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  69. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage1, curlImage1, typeArray[<\/span>1<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  70. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage2, curlImage2, typeArray[<\/span>2<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  71. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage3, curlImage3, typeArray[<\/span>3<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  72. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage4, curlImage4, typeArray[<\/span>4<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  73. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage5, curlImage5, typeArray[<\/span>5<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  74. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage6, curlImage6, typeArray[<\/span>6<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  75. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage7, curlImage7, typeArray[<\/span>7<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  76. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage8, curlImage8, typeArray[<\/span>8<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  77. this<\/span>._imageList.push<\/span>(<\/span>chooseType(<\/span>pcurlImage9, curlImage9, typeArray[<\/span>9<\/span>]<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  78. break<\/span>;<\/div><\/li>\n
  79. }<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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