Code Critiques

Have you ever seen badly written software? You mostly don't even need to look into the code to see it.

I have worked with a lot of professional software already. Some of it is open source software (OSS), like Blender, LMMS, or Godot Engine. Others, such as 3DS Max, Maja, Studio One, or Unity are developed in for-profit companies. I especially have a grudge against these, not only because they look precious tools to unleash the creativity of mankind behind sometimes stupid, often times deliberately devilish paywall mechanisms, but because they are, most of the time, also badly written.

What I do know is that OSS tends to have high standards for their code: After all, it is accessible to everyone and everyone contributing should adhere to some kind of standard such that others can understand and extend the code on their own. A lot of thought is put into changes and, if necessary, releases or changes are pushed back in the schedule to make room for proper solutions. I guess closed source software just has the pressure to keep a company alive, and thus just can't have that kind of flexibility.

Anyways, in this corner, I will specifically dump endless lists of things I find annoying, wrong, or just plain stupid by design. Enjoy digging yourselves through it.