Re: Code Annotation of the Week

[David Farbey <dfarbey -at- yahoo -dot- co -dot- uk>]

My favourite error message of all time has to be "This should never happen".


David

2009/11/11 <quills -at- airmail -dot- net>

> I'll see yours and raise with this error message.
>
> "Pish posh Romana, what could possibly go wrong?"
>
> The writer who was documenting the software, got in trouble for putting
> that in the document. Until she proved that the error message was
> actually in the software.
>
> Scott
>
> Janice Gelb wrote:
> > Seen in actual code:
> >
> > "The packet matches and the search is over. The
> > packet is expunged without a peep. There are no
> > notices, no logs, no memorial service. Cake will
> > not be served."
> >
> > -- Janice
> >
> > ***********************************************************
> > Janice Gelb          | The only connection Sun has with
> > janice -dot- gelb -at- sun -dot- com  | this message is the return address
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>

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