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One can imagine your disappointment when you discovered "code smell" has no actual odor.

• jethro_tell 8y ago
  It does on my floor. =<
• make3 8y ago
  I'm sure a few web shops are quite happy bad code doesn't actually smell
• overcast 8y ago
  Are you sure about that? I never want to be down in those CS labs ever again.
• ficklepickle 8y ago
  That is an awesome product idea: A device connected to your computer that emits a pungent substance when you commit "smelly" code. It could be part of CI. Instead of giving you an error, it fails silently but releases a terrible odor.
  • inteleng 8y ago
    You've just described my gastrointestinal system.
  • pmontra 8y ago
    I saw this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISmell https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISmell at Internet World in Palo Alto in 2000. It worked but it had no market. Maybe it can be resurrected.