Believe it or not, i just saw this:
`if (true === true)`
^^ Old PHP site.
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#2I do that sometimes during debugging. It stands out and I know to change it later. If 1 == 0, etc...
Re: Ask HN: what is the most stupid line of code you saw?
#3Saw the title. Immediately thought of something I saw today at work. Not too different from yours. 'if ('True' == 'True')'. I should note that this is javascript generated by a template file.
Re: Ask HN: what is the most stupid line of code you saw?
#4Java code
if (obj instanceof java.lang.Object)
Re: Ask HN: what is the most stupid line of code you saw?
#5I've actually used 1==2 and 1==1 to basically comment sections out or create an infinite while loop. Only really useful in C-style languages
Dumb mistakes I've seen include commented out error checking because of a reversed greater than sign and a SQL query that deletes the whole table before rebuilding the entire thing every day
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#6
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#7Mine. From a long time ago, in a Galaxy far, far away.
#python SQL injection paradise.
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#8Followed by more php.
That's not bad code, it's just WordPress lingo you're unfamiliar with. http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop
Re: Ask HN: what is the most stupid line of code you saw?
#9Java code if (obj instanceof java.lang.Object)
ha! this is gold