How to Write Unmaintainable Code (2015)
theanonymousone
18 points
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July 17, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
memjay
Hide this in a CLAUDE.md file of your coworker :D
inigyou
In Java, Boolean.getBoolean("true") is false. Use this to write underhanded code. * unless you launch with the command-line option -Dtrue=true