bad code

I've been frustrated with a bug in logging code owned by Bad Code. There were two bugs, one was that an empty string would cause the script to barf with the particularly helpful "*** Error / Unknown Error ***" message, the other was that if you had a colon in the message it would alter the severity level of the script and ignore most of the message. Went over to Bad Code's cube and explained the problem, to which he responded “I don't understand what you are talking about”. Then I literally (and I don't mean figuratively like when people say I literally died) repeated what I said with deliberate talking to your grandparents five minute spaces between each word and he changed is avoidance tack by saying “I guess I can see how you might consider that a bug”. The thing doesn't f***ing work and you could see how you might considering a f***ing bug? He then proceeds to explain why the bug is there, which I understand but when he asks if I understand I say “no” because I don't understand how you can argue it isn't a f***ing bug.

Karim stopped by today to to tell me how much easier I had made his life. I've taken a liking to him. I am hoping that I might be able to count on him with the revolution comes.