I've worked with worse Mrc
On 5/7/07, Michael Madigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I worked for a guy who would re-write anything I would > do. > > He would change the variable names, change the > spacing, change anything that wasn't sitting well with > his sick mind. > > If you did a replace, it had to be two to a line. > > Like > > Replace fielda with data1, fieldb with data2,; > fieldc with data3, fieldd with data4 > > > instead of > > Replace fielda with data1,; > fieldb with data2,; > fieldc with data3,; > fieldd with data > > If you did it with one field, he would just re-write > it. > > The variable all had to be 8 characters long, > regardless. > > Doing a "beautify" using Foxpro's built-in utility was > a no-no, and he would yell at you for doing it, since > Beautify would use too many white spaces. > > I doubt if there was another programmer alive or dead > that was as sick as this guy. > > I would go home with a knot in my stomach every night. > Could you imagine someone re-writing your code every > time? Didn't matter whether it worked or not, it had > to have the correct number of spaces in it. > > It even affected my relationship with my next employer > because I wound up asking for permission to do things > that a seasoned programmer shouldn't need to ask for. > > > I should have slipped some Zoloft into his coffee. > > > > > > --- MB Software Solutions > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Was talking about OCD with a friend recently, and I > > wasn't really sure > > what OCD was, so I looked it up on Wikipedia: > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive-compulsive_disorder > > > > Aren't all programmers (or at least the one's who > > care...haha) likely to > > be labeled with OCD? <g> > > > > -- > > Michael J. Babcock, MCP > > MB Software Solutions, LLC > > http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com > > http://fabmate.com > > "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software > > solutions!" > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com > > Subscription Maintenance: > > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > > OT-free version of this list: > > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > > Searchable Archive: > > http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > > This message: > > > > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > > are the opinions of the author, and do not > > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > > too stupid to see the obvious. > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
