:) No still in New England .... for now! No time to re-write. They want what is there stabilized. They have a 5.0 version in release that some bugs in the code (surprise surprise) that need to be fixed and then behind that there is a verson that was written for MX that needs to be QA'd and fixed then and released.
As Michael lamented I just want to write clean elegant code (paraphrased) Duane ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 09:21:55 -0500 >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 - CFDynamics http://www.cfdynamics.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:138977 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
