Biggest Programming Blunders

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Jun 25 2010, 4:42 am
Gather round children, today I tell you the story of my fail.

I have a scoreboard system that links with the Scoreboard on the hub. Great!
I want to make the scoreboard in game show the top 10. I do so, but wait what's this? The names aren't showing up.
-An hour of painstakingly checking the programming later-
score_holder = text2num(score_holder)


I broke down in fits of tears.


Please, share with me your stories of fail and hilarity, so we may all enjoy a nice little lol.
Jun 25 2010, 4:47 am
That is pretty fail. I've had a couple of brain farts where I've spent hours trying to find out why something was broken and it turned out to be something very simple I over looked. I can't think of anything specific at the moment. Most of these incidents occurred after days of sleep deprivation and made me decide that I had been awake too long.
Jun 25 2010, 4:48 am
Ulterior Motives wrote:
Most of these incidents occurred after days of sleep deprivation and made me decide that I had been awake too long.


Most of my incidents occur when I'm completely normal.
I just fail. :)
Jun 25 2010, 4:48 am (Edited on Jun 27 2010, 4:36 am)
I just fail. I was wondering why I couldn't kill Mobs, then I took a look at the programming. I lol'd. 
mob/Monster/DeathCheck(mob/PC/M)
    if(src.powerlevel <= 0)
        var/bonus_exp = round(src.exp)
        if(istype(M,/mob/PC))
            if(M.in_party)
                var/count=0
                for(var/mob/M2 in world)
                    if(M2.party_name==M.party_name)
                        count++
                        var/exp2=src.exp/count
                        M2.exp+=exp2
                        M2.zenni+=src.zenni
                        M2 << "\white Zenni +[src.zenni]"
                        M2 << "\white EXP +[exp2]"
                        M2.Level_Up()
            else
                M.exp+=bonus_exp
                M.zenni+=src.zenni
                M << "\white Zenni +[src.zenni]"
                M << "\white EXP +[bonus_exp]"
                M.Level_Up()

    if(src.race == "Saibaman")
            M.green_kills+=1
        if(src.race == "Henchman")
            M.thug_kills+=1
        if(src.race == "Namekian Warrior")
            M.namek_kills+=1
        if(M.karma == src.karma)
            M.karma_rating -= 1
        else
            M.karma_rating += 1
        del(src)
        ..()

mob/Saga/DeathCheck(mob/PC/M)
    if(src.powerlevel <= 0)
        var/bonus_exp=src.exp
        if(M.expbuff)bonus_exp*=2
        if(istype(M,/mob/PC))
            if(M.in_party)
                var/count=0
                for(var/mob/M2 in world)
                    if(M2.party_name==M.party_name)
                        count++
                        var/exp2=src.exp/count
                        M2.exp+=exp2
                        M2.zenni+=src.zenni
                        M2 << "\white Zenni +[src.zenni]"
                        M2 << "\white EXP +[exp2]"
                        M2.Level_Up()
            else
                M.exp+=bonus_exp
                M.zenni+=src.zenni
                M << "\white Zenni +[src.zenni]"
                M << "\white EXP +[bonus_exp]"
                M.PK_LVLUP(src.CPS)
                M.Level_Up()
        if(M.karma == src.karma)
            M.karma_rating -= 1
        else
            M.karma_rating += 1
        if(istype(src,/mob/Saga))
            saga_episode ++
        del(src)
        ..()
Jun 25 2010, 4:51 am
Another instance of fail I had recently:

var/Game_Started = 0
proc/Start_Game()
   var/Game_Started = 1
   while(Game_Started)
      for(var/mob/player/client/M in world)
         if(M.In_Game)
            break
         Game_Started =! Game_Started


Spot how many flaws I made in that, it's more or less what I had, and yes, it even compiled.
Jun 25 2010, 4:54 am
El Wookie wrote:
Another instance of fail I had recently:

> var/Game_Started = 0
> proc/Start_Game()
>    var/Game_Started = 1
>    while(Game_Started)
>       for(var/mob/player/client/M in world)
>          if(M.In_Game)
>             break
>          Game_Started =! Game_Started
>

Spot how many flaws I made in that, it's more or less what I had, and yes, it even compiled.
LOL, mine also compiled
Jun 25 2010, 6:03 am
Link1111 wrote:
I just fail. I was wondering why I couldn't kill Mobs, then I took a look at my programming. I lol'd.
> 
> mob/Monster/DeathCheck(mob/PC/M)
>   if(src.powerlevel <= 0)
>       var/bonus_exp = round(src.exp)
>       if(istype(M,/mob/PC))
>           if(M.in_party)
>               var/count=0
>               for(var/mob/M2 in world)
>                   if(M2.party_name==M.party_name)
>                       count++
>                       var/exp2=src.exp/count
>                       M2.exp+=exp2
>                       M2.zenni+=src.zenni
>                       M2 << "\white Zenni +[src.zenni]"
>                       M2 << "\white EXP +[exp2]"
>                       M2.Level_Up()
>           else
>               M.exp+=bonus_exp
>               M.zenni+=src.zenni
>               M << "\white Zenni +[src.zenni]"
>               M << "\white EXP +[bonus_exp]"
>               M.Level_Up()
> 
>   if(src.race == "Saibaman")
>           M.green_kills+=1
>       if(src.race == "Henchman")
>           M.thug_kills+=1
>       if(src.race == "Namekian Warrior")
>           M.namek_kills+=1
>       if(M.karma == src.karma)
>           M.karma_rating -= 1
>       else
>           M.karma_rating += 1
>       del(src)
>       ..()
> 
> mob/Saga/DeathCheck(mob/PC/M)
>   if(src.powerlevel <= 0)
>       var/bonus_exp=src.exp
>       if(M.expbuff)bonus_exp*=2
>       if(istype(M,/mob/PC))
>           if(M.in_party)
>               var/count=0
>               for(var/mob/M2 in world)
>                   if(M2.party_name==M.party_name)
>                       count++
>                       var/exp2=src.exp/count
>                       M2.exp+=exp2
>                       M2.zenni+=src.zenni
>                       M2 << "\white Zenni +[src.zenni]"
>                       M2 << "\white EXP +[exp2]"
>                       M2.Level_Up()
>           else
>               M.exp+=bonus_exp
>               M.zenni+=src.zenni
>               M << "\white Zenni +[src.zenni]"
>               M << "\white EXP +[bonus_exp]"
>               M.PK_LVLUP(src.CPS)
>               M.Level_Up()
>       if(M.karma == src.karma)
>           M.karma_rating -= 1
>       else
>           M.karma_rating += 1
>       if(istype(src,/mob/Saga))
>           saga_episode ++
>       del(src)
>       ..()


I see the problem, it's pulled from a dbz rip!
Jun 25 2010, 7:19 am
DivineTraveller wrote:
I see the problem, it's pulled from a dbz rip!

Thank god someone other than me spotted that.
Jun 25 2010, 8:46 am
Link1111 wrote:
my programming.

I lol'd
Jun 25 2010, 9:20 am
I've completely redesigned systems just to find out I named the icon_state wrong.

:(
Jun 25 2010, 9:21 am
Magicbeast20 wrote:
I've completely redesigned systems just to find out I named the icon_state wrong.

:(

Same =/
Jun 25 2010, 9:30 am
My biggest blunder was in Java rather than DM itself, which basically involved checking every possible solution for placements of a specified number of queens on a specified sized chessboard. I reprogrammed it a few times and even sat with my professor going over it for a couple hours...The only problem was a missing semicolon....
Jun 25 2010, 9:30 am
Back in the day, I used to loop through all turfs in the world to try and find a certain players location.
Jun 25 2010, 9:31 am
Mecha Destroyer JD wrote:
My biggest blunder was in Java rather than DM itself, which basically involved checking every possible solution for placements of a specified number of queens on a specified sized chessboard. I reprogrammed it a few times and even sat with my professor going over it for a couple hours...The only problem was a missing semicolon....

Missing semi colons are a rather common error.
Jun 25 2010, 9:33 am
El Wookie wrote:
Mecha Destroyer JD wrote:
My biggest blunder was in Java rather than DM itself, which basically involved checking every possible solution for placements of a specified number of queens on a specified sized chessboard. I reprogrammed it a few times and even sat with my professor going over it for a couple hours...The only problem was a missing semicolon....

Missing semi colons are a rather common error.

But it sucked soooo much more knowing your grade depended on it, disregarding the hours/days of frustration.
Jun 25 2010, 4:03 pm
One time I spent hours trying to create a timestamp directly from world.realtime before finding the time2text() proc.
Jun 26 2010, 4:42 am
Warlord Fred wrote:
One time I spent hours trying to create a timestamp directly from world.realtime before finding the time2text() proc.

LOL I did much the same, I made a long and complicated proc for separating vars in params, before finding params2list
Jun 26 2010, 7:57 am
BxS0ldi3R wrote:
Link1111 wrote:
my programming.

I lol'd
I know you did :O
Jun 26 2010, 8:17 am
You're funny. I'll post my blunder wen I get home.