embarrassing-moment

What's the most embarrassing moment of your programming career?

I don't think I've experienced this one yet. Probably the closest was when we converted VB6 modules to C#. It was a GUI application and I converted the controls one by one, including the position, color, etc. It took me almost a week to convert it. Turns out Visual Studio can convert it to VB.Net and my coworker is already doing that. I ...

How do I diagnose a compiled Applescript that just quits at startup?

I wrote two applescripts so that my wife could launch mt-daapd and shut it down easily. They work fine in the Script Editor app but when I compile them into stand-alone apps, the apps work the first time I test them. Then they embarrass me as I proudly show them off to my wife. I see the "open" animation and then they just sit there. I'v...