no you don't have the worst possible spaghetti code. That is, unless you've started here recently and are working on the same project as me. But I do feel for you. I've been ranting about this horrid abomination of code since I started here. Look at it this way, you could redo it and consider the effort a type of job security.
larry On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 09:16:48 -0500, Duane Boudreau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've come to the conclusion I have a very special talent! > > That is the talent to find with worst possible code base to work with. I > recently accepted a position as a Sr. Software Engineer to port an off the > shelf product to a multi tenant hosted environment. The original company that > developed the product was purchased and the new company doesn't know much > about coldfusion except that they dont like it. The companies core apps aer > built in ASP.Net. The only saving grace may be that I will eentually get to > rewrite the app in C#.Net. > > Any way I havent seen this much spaghetti since the Sopranos! Jeez the code > is brutal. There are comments in the code like "this code is here but we dont > know why - doesnt seem to work anywhere else" and "the code that used to be > has been moved". I have a list of pet peeves when it comes to coding and they > managed to hit almost all of them. The good news is the the original > developers are only available for consultation for a couple more weeks. > > My first task to get this beast running is to install it on a server locally > and get it running. The new company hasn't recieved any of the CFServer > softare from the old company yet (they may not even be able to find it) and > the installation guide for the product requires the applications installation > CD, which btw no longer exists. > > Is it bad practice to quit your second day on the job? > > Ok I'm done crying now! > > Duane > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:138974 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
