# We Are Morons: a quick look at the Win2k source

**URL:** <https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/we-are-morons-a-quick-look-at-the-win2k-source/1380>\
**Category:** blog\
**Created:** [February 21, 2004, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/we-are-morons-a-quick-look-at-the-win2k-source/1380 "2004-02-21T00:00:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![Vaerer](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/v/6bbea6/32.png) [@Vaerer](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Vaerer)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/we-are-morons-a-quick-look-at-the-win2k-source/1380/21 "2008-06-25T00:00:00Z")

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Anyone have any insight as to if it’s better to read backwards or farwards through blogs?

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**Author:** ![Draco1](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/d/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Draco1](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Draco1)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/we-are-morons-a-quick-look-at-the-win2k-source/1380/22 "2008-07-03T00:00:00Z")

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Definitely we computer people have the most odd behaviors. Yes I am reading this whole blog as well. From the beggining skipping what you dont care about its about the correct thing (reading backwards will have you jumping everywhere once the authors names one post in the way to the forgotten realms)

Also, I wonder How much I can learn reading Mr Atwood  
Cheers!

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**Author:** ![Ed155](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/e/439d5e/32.png) [@Ed155](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Ed155)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/we-are-morons-a-quick-look-at-the-win2k-source/1380/23 "2008-07-31T00:00:00Z")

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Last post! (For the moment, at least.)

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**Author:** ![Dave\_Arkell](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@Dave\_Arkell](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Dave_Arkell)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/we-are-morons-a-quick-look-at-the-win2k-source/1380/24 "2008-08-04T00:00:00Z")

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You’re not the last post now! haha.

Just tried posting to 000001, but it errored, bummer, I was going to claim the ‘Hacker No1’ title…

Gonna add some comments in my own code now

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**Author:** ![Eric](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Eric](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/we-are-morons-a-quick-look-at-the-win2k-source/1380/25 "2008-08-07T00:00:00Z")

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What an interesting blog! I wish I’d discovered it earlier than a couple weeks ago, but I’m glad these old entires are still here so I can catch up!

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**Author:** ![James](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@James](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/James)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/we-are-morons-a-quick-look-at-the-win2k-source/1380/26 "2008-12-22T00:00:00Z")

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I discovered your blog today at work, and here I am reading your backlog. Nice to meet the other lurkers as well!

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**Author:** ![jeff\_atwood4](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@jeff\_atwood4](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/jeff_atwood4)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/we-are-morons-a-quick-look-at-the-win2k-source/1380/27 "2009-01-06T00:00:00Z")

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fds

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**Author:** ![Donny\_V](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Donny\_V](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Donny_V)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/we-are-morons-a-quick-look-at-the-win2k-source/1380/28 "2009-04-20T00:00:00Z")

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This is awesome!!  
Blog spelunkers.

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**Author:** ![Penfold](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Penfold](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Penfold)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/we-are-morons-a-quick-look-at-the-win2k-source/1380/29 "2009-05-28T00:00:00Z")

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Good stuff here, could use an index…

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**Author:** ![Matt\_Burns](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@Matt\_Burns](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Matt_Burns)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/we-are-morons-a-quick-look-at-the-win2k-source/1380/30 "2009-06-30T00:00:00Z")

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“we computer people have the most odd behaviors” - Draco

I didn’t realise how insane I was until I read that. Thanks for slapping me in the face and reminding me to get back to something more productive.

Well, after I’ve written this comment explaining my current plan of action of course.

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**Author:** ![Silma](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Silma](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Silma)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/we-are-morons-a-quick-look-at-the-win2k-source/1380/31 "2009-08-10T00:00:00Z")

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Ever since reading that article I started using labels “ugly terrible XXX” and “no good very bad” in my own code. We programmers are really a bunch of scary insane people.

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**Author:** ![Petskull](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Petskull](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Petskull)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/we-are-morons-a-quick-look-at-the-win2k-source/1380/32 "2009-08-11T00:00:00Z")

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Wow- are we still doing this? Just yesterday, no less!

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**Author:** ![feek](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/f/d6d6ee/32.png) [@feek](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/feek)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/we-are-morons-a-quick-look-at-the-win2k-source/1380/33 "2015-12-03T04:27:43Z")

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Am I too late? No one’s been here for 6 good years.

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/user_avatar/discourse.codinghorror.com/codinghorror/32/36371_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 6:39am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/we-are-morons-a-quick-look-at-the-win2k-source/1380/34 "2025-01-07T06:39:26Z")

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