The Value of Self-Serving Code - Elizabeth Naramore

Courtesy Planet PHP  Fri, 11/20/2009 - 23:36

It's Friday night. I'm writing code. Not good code, mind you. Crappy code. Completely self-serving code that serves only one purpose: to solve a problem I alone have.

No one else will see this code. No one else will use this mini-app. I'm writing it for myself and myself alone.

I did not test this code.
I did not use a framework.
I mixed PHP and html in one file.
I'm sure there are numerous XSS and other wonderful...

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