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The Weird and The Wonderful forum is a place to post Coding Horrors, Worst Practices, and the occasional flash of brilliance.

We all come across code that simply boggles the mind. Lazy kludges, embarrassing mistakes, horrid workarounds and developers just not quite getting it. And then somedays we come across - or write - the truly sublime.

Post your Best, your worst, and your most interesting. But please - no programming questions . This forum is purely for amusement and discussions on code snippets. All actual programming questions will be removed.

 
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ElectronProgrammer29-Apr-20 12:17
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GeneralCryptic Error Time: Favorite Part of Your Day Pin
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GeneralGriff and 10gb update Pin
Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan29-Mar-20 12:22
professionalAfzaal Ahmad Zeeshan29-Mar-20 12:22 
Griff, I read your lounge message the other day about that 10 GB update for Visual Studio and today I read this report about open source projects by Digital Ocean. This part of Generational Expectations for Open Source Maintenance section was interesting.

Open Source 2019 Q4 report:
Younger generations want a faster pace for updates and maintenance, reflecting their general enthusiasm for the work being done in open source. Older Gen X and Boomers, who report higher feelings of burnout, take a less hurried approach. There is even a slight difference in who these generations believe should be responsible for maintenance in open source. We expect this gap to only widen until the time that Gen Z and Millennials make up the greater part of the community. In the meantime, there seem to be some generational gaps that need to be addressed. While the older generations’ attitudes towards big tech in open source could be construed as pessimism or distrust, it may just be a matter of experience — some have decades of veterancy compared to their younger colleagues. Overall, optimism remains high across age groups and younger generations can learn a lot from their more experienced community members.
How is that 10 GB download coming?
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Super Lloyd29-Mar-20 12:58
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Super Lloyd29-Mar-20 16:51
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Kevin Li (Li, Ken-un)30-Mar-20 10:49
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Rant.Net core 3.0 breaking changes Pin
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