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A popularity-contest is a competition where the answer with the highest vote tally (upvotes minus downvotes) wins. As these are frequently closed, read the tag info and post your challenge to the sandbox first.
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Weirdest way to produce a stack overflow
Common problem in a Rails model
after_save :bump_version
# a lot of code....
private
def bump_version
create_new_version_record
update_attribute(:version, version+1)
end
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1
vote
Weirdest way to produce a stack overflow
Another one!
Ruby
class Foo
def method_missing *args, &block
foo
end
end
Foo.new.stack_overflow!
SystemStackError: stack level too deep
from /home/bbozo/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/ …
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0
votes
Why isn't it ending?
C
int main(void) {
int x;
while(x<=10) x+=1;
}
from my experience this thing loops indefinitely only after 4 years of stable production at 3AM on a Saturday and once it loops for first time no …
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3
votes
Why isn't it ending?
C
int main(void) {
float x = 0;
while(x != 1) x+=0.1;
}
lots of nooses for a C developer....
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vote
Weirdest way to produce a stack overflow
Ruby
class Fixnum
def +(arg)
self-arg
end
def -(arg)
self+arg
end
end
reopens the Fixnum class, defines addition as substraction and substraction as addition, then simply do:
3+2
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