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> I added panic("I'm a teapot!"); to the FreeBSD kernel, many many years ago (sys/kern/kern_thread.c). It was for an impossible, cannot-happen scenario. I know

> I added panic("I'm a teapot!"); to the FreeBSD kernel, many many years ago (sys/kern/kern_thread.c). It was for an impossible, cannot-happen scenario. I know it’s in jest but I absolutely hate to encounter this kind of thing in the wild. It’s a huge anti pattern and tax you put on other people who have to troubleshoot “impossible” scenarios.

mulmen 6y ago
I dunno, seems like a very quackable phrase to me. In fact soon it will probably lead right here!
- markild 6y ago
  Off topic, but first time I've seen "quackable". Hahaha, I like it! I've tried "duck it" earlier, but it just sounds like I'm stuck with auto correct on.
wonderlg 6y ago
I kind of agree. I remember having to deal with T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM Sure the solution is still one search away, but…
- gchamonlive 6y ago
  But it is one more search away. Computer science has more often than not enough inherent complexity to keep one busy. I don't think we need this extra layer of incidental obscurity.
msla 6y ago
> I know it’s in jest but I absolutely hate to encounter this kind of thing in the wild. It’s a huge anti pattern and tax you put on other people who have to troubleshoot “impossible” scenarios. These days, getting a phrase you can Google effectively is golden. I don't care if I'm pasting "Ream my holes with a bottle brush, Sir Clyde, for I am going to be late for tea!" as long as it gets me the information I need to fix the problem faster. That said, maybe something in Latin would be more couth: https://multicians.org/hodie-natus-est.html https://multicians.org/hodie-natus-est.html > HODIE NATUS EST RADICI FRATER Which means "today unto the Root a brother is born."
zxcvbn4038 6y ago
Seems like something Apple would do - a single problem light for all occasions.
mcv 6y ago
I don't agree. I know some people are opposed to throwing or catching errors for impossible, cannot-happen scenarios, but those scenarios crop up more often than you'd think, and it's useful to have a bizarre but easy to find error message that stands out, rather than something mundane that gets used all over the place.
- lsaferite 6y ago
  Unique error messages are ALWAYS my best friend when debugging issues.

mulmen 6y ago

I dunno, seems like a very quackable phrase to me. In fact soon it will probably lead right here!

markild 6y ago
Off topic, but first time I've seen "quackable". Hahaha, I like it! I've tried "duck it" earlier, but it just sounds like I'm stuck with auto correct on.

wonderlg 6y ago

I kind of agree. I remember having to deal with T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM Sure the solution is still one search away, but…

gchamonlive 6y ago
But it is one more search away. Computer science has more often than not enough inherent complexity to keep one busy. I don't think we need this extra layer of incidental obscurity.

msla 6y ago

> I know it’s in jest but I absolutely hate to encounter this kind of thing in the wild. It’s a huge anti pattern and tax you put on other people who have to troubleshoot “impossible” scenarios. These days, getting a phrase you can Google effectively is golden. I don't care if I'm pasting "Ream my holes with a bottle brush, Sir Clyde, for I am going to be late for tea!" as long as it gets me the information I need to fix the problem faster. That said, maybe something in Latin would be more couth: https://multicians.org/hodie-natus-est.html https://multicians.org/hodie-natus-est.html > HODIE NATUS EST RADICI FRATER Which means "today unto the Root a brother is born."

zxcvbn4038 6y ago

Seems like something Apple would do - a single problem light for all occasions.

mcv 6y ago

I don't agree. I know some people are opposed to throwing or catching errors for impossible, cannot-happen scenarios, but those scenarios crop up more often than you'd think, and it's useful to have a bizarre but easy to find error message that stands out, rather than something mundane that gets used all over the place.

lsaferite 6y ago
Unique error messages are ALWAYS my best friend when debugging issues.