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Re:How not to check the validity of an email address by sown on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @03:21AM (#6326110)
> Every single legacy application I've ever worked on has had analogous code buried in it somewhere.

I'm not old enough to be responsible for stuff like that but I am incompetent enough.

Re:How not to check the validity of an email address by petenixey on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @07:35AM (#6326779)
I love your comment. Funny and humble.
Re:How not to check the validity of an email address by sown on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @12:57PM (#6328834)
Rest assured that while the person responsible for the legacy design flaw is perhaps long gone, I'll be right there...waiting, oblivious.
Re:How not to check the validity of an email address by impressive on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @07:11AM (#6326709)
> I'm not old enough to be responsible for stuff like that but I am incompetent enough.

Now that is a great conversation starter! I assume you think you know more than the senior/lead/architect on the team. You might, but have fun with that mentality. It's not sure to last. :)

Re:How not to check the validity of an email address by cema on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @11:29AM (#6328215)
You must have misread the parent in an interesting way.
Re:How not to check the validity of an email address by aptwebapps on Thursday September 05, 2013 @05:15AM (#6332997)
Not old enough as in hasn't produced any legacy code yet. Not in the sense of avoiding senility.
Re:How not to check the validity of an email address by bnejad on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @11:12AM (#6328074)
What are you on about?
Re:How not to check the validity of an email address by kylemaxwell on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @12:28PM (#6328621)
the GP said "incompetent enough"
Re:How not to check the validity of an email address by rpedela on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @11:26AM (#6328196)
What?