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Aug 25

Break my code, please

There’s a number of things we can should take into account when writing code — boundary cases, etc., that can make or break a programme.  Yes, testing is important, but I think that developing good defensive programming practices is even more important.  That said; I present the following, fragile, code.  Just about every line has a case where it can fail.  Can you break my code?  I’ll post some test cases which cause it to fail later.

And for those looking for the next installment of O_RLY?, it’s coming soon; I’ve been embroiled in a hideous move.

Edit: caesar_salad should have had @name instead of name

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