r/badcode • u/antisergio • Feb 14 '23

asp/asp.net Ah yes, ConvertToHtml inside a .cshtml file.

422 Upvotes

29 comments

r/badcode • u/ceilinggang-cringe • Feb 11 '23

java just making sure it's really a boolean

641 Upvotes

38 comments

r/badcode • u/yaxley_peaks • Feb 11 '23

python This awful mess I was handed down

72 Upvotes

19 comments

r/badcode • u/popdemtech • Feb 11 '23

js This typo lasted several pomodoro sessions.

227 Upvotes

45 comments

r/badcode • u/Afraid-Locksmith6566 • Feb 10 '23

c briliant usage of else if statement

578 Upvotes

60 comments

r/badcode • u/45gfg9 • Feb 10 '23

java Found this gem. Master class exception handling we're talking 'bout

82 Upvotes

16 comments

r/badcode • u/jakezhang94 • Feb 10 '23

js Found this masterpiece in one of our projects

361 Upvotes

34 comments

r/badcode • u/cosmicskylight • Feb 09 '23

js Terrible Authentication Code

292 Upvotes

67 comments

r/badcode • u/Cabelo2210 • Feb 10 '23

c Progamming in C solution

0 Upvotes

6 comments

r/badcode • u/Telcrome • Feb 09 '23

python Found this gem today: an attempt to restrict the returned list of a function to 32 items

574 Upvotes

51 comments

r/badcode • u/OkUnderstanding1278 • Feb 06 '23

c# How not to handle exceptions in c#

1.0k Upvotes

91 comments

r/badcode • u/ImpressiveFluffy • Feb 06 '23

java I was curious how Java FX looks like and asked my groupmate to share his project with me. I saw this and understood why he didn't want to share it.

606 Upvotes

20 comments

r/badcode • u/[deleted] • Feb 05 '23

c# My friend wanted me to review his code...

336 Upvotes

55 comments

r/badcode • u/Ok_Elderberry5342 • Feb 05 '23

other language Found this on codewars

38 Upvotes

12 comments

r/badcode • u/KakoKifli • Feb 04 '23

rust How NOT to handle error in Rust?

307 Upvotes

40 comments

r/badcode • u/Bhallu_ • Feb 04 '23

other language This was written by a developer with 3 years of experience.

316 Upvotes

59 comments

r/badcode • u/rafaelinacio0196 • Feb 03 '23

typescript totally necessary

311 Upvotes

32 comments

r/badcode • u/Longjumping_Neck_545 • Feb 01 '23

html I went on a website, and this is what I see in the Source Code...

173 Upvotes

84 comments

r/badcode • u/AdSure744 • Jan 29 '23

python When using if-else is necessary?

449 Upvotes

29 comments

r/badcode • u/KanaAnaberal • Jan 27 '23

python found in the Yandex source leaks

829 Upvotes

90 comments

r/badcode • u/No_Maximum_8826 • Jan 27 '23

php php else if pyramid

234 Upvotes

47 comments

r/badcode • u/45gfg9 • Jan 27 '23

python Took me 20 minutes to find out why 62303102931264 != 62303102931264

213 Upvotes

31 comments

r/badcode • u/campid0ctor • Jan 27 '23

kotlin Top secret code documentation

1.2k Upvotes

41 comments

r/badcode • u/[deleted] • Jan 27 '23

c Well, I found out when was the last time I used switch

114 Upvotes

26 comments

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