Technology

Nothing Compares to You...

Aug 26, 2004
by David Cumps

Originally published on my old blog at cumps.be on August 26, 2004.

It’s a great song, I forgot who the artist is, but here is a piece of code that came to mind when hearing it:

In C#:

int you = new int(), nothing = new int();
if (nothing.CompareTo(you) == 0) {
   Console.WriteLine("Nothing Compares To You!");
}

Shorter:

int you = new int(), nothing = new int();
Console.WriteLine(nothing.CompareTo(you) == 0 ? "Nothing Compares To You!":"");

PS: It compiles.

And something from a friend of mine during a PL/SQL class:

declare
   Result number(2);
   heart_broken exception;
   gun_trigger exception;
begin
   if SHOW_LOV('myLov') = false then
      go_block('Heart_broken');
   else
      go_block('Joy');
   end if;
   exception
      when heart_broken then
         raise gun_trigger;
end;