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Post the most terrible code you can find. Copy code to a paste bin first (gist highly preferred).

Most of us programmers have laughed quite a bit when we went back to look at our past code because it was rather terrible. This is a subreddit where you can share such terrible code and let other programmers have a nice laugh.

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DO link to a paste bin. Images are OK too if the only thing of interest in the image is a snippet of code.

DO add language flair to your post. Your post will be automatically removed by a bot if you do not do this.

DO NOT put the name of the language inside of the post title. For example, DO NOT make your title something along the lines of "[C++] #defines everywhere!", instead try simply "#defines everywhere!". Use flair to mark the language of your post instead.

DO post code snippets only. If you want to share the context put it in the comments or title. Try /r/programminghorror if all you have is a story.

DO stay lighthearted. No abusive or targeted posts. We all write bad code, and a lot of it is hilarious.

DO NOT identify who wrote the code. This sub is about bad code, not the people who write it. Exception: you can say you wrote it.

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DO NOT post intentionally obfuscated code. Certain exceptions to this exist. See something particularly sinister from something like the IOCC? Probably OK to post.

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Provide just enough code so that we know what's going on. Don't post huge snippets unless it's all terribly amusing.

Explain why you think the code is bad in the comments, that way a discussion on good and bad ways to do what your code snippet does can start.

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javaWas tired yesterday and wrote this gem. (i.redd.it)

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c++This person never learned how to use the space key correctly (docs.ros.org)

submitted 2 days ago by agrathaab

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javaHelped write this as a project in school (pastebin.com)

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perlSpotted this gem in the legacy code at work. (i.redd.it)

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javaObviously not dynamic because isStatic returns true /s (i.redd.it)

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c#Negative number detection (x-post /r/softwaregore) (cdn.discordapp.com)

submitted 4 days ago by WHY_DO_I_SHOUT

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pythonSomeone unironically wanted to do this. (gist.github.com)

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javaWhy using for-loops, if while-loops still exists (i.redd.it)

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phpI was asked to figure out how someone hacked their website (pastebin.com)

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pythonWhy using immutable objects when your class is mutable? (gist.github.com)

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metaShould /r/badcode ban screenshots of code? (self.badcode)

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jsDownload it, write it, read it, convert it, write it, serve it. How to use streams in node.js (gist.github.com)

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pythonMost pointless function in the world (imgur.com)

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pythonHow should I write an Algebraic polynomial? (i.redd.it)

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pythonMy horrible Python (from recently) (gist.github.com)

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jsSuccess callback not firing? Reload the page anyway (gist.github.com)

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phpBad Co(de)workers: One constant to rule them all (gist.github.com)

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luaSome very... Neat roblox lua (i.gyazo.com)

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phpcalcultateMondayDateFromWeeknumber (gist.github.com)

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pythonCode found from ten year old me. Oh, dear. (pastebin.com)

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pythonHey everyone! I made my first Tic Tac Toe game in Python! What do you think? [x-post u/AlSweigart] (github.com)

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htmlFound a gem I wrote from a front end web dev course 3 years ago... (i.redd.it)

submitted 19 days ago by EagerlyAwaitContext

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