Ask HN: What is the worst code you have seen at work?

There were 2 function's called something like convert2Upper and Convert2lower (Don't remember the exact names) in Java that took a string broke it into characters and for each char did the following:

If (InputStr[$i] == 'a') InputStr[$i] = 'A'; If (InputStr[$i] == 'b') InputStr[$i] = 'B'; .. .. If (InputStr[$i] == 'z') InputStr[$i] = 'Z';

Written by someone with over 5 years 'experience'.

- Suramya

The code you wrote five years ago.

5 years ago I was just starting out :)

Trust me, in 2026, you'll be more embarrassed by the code you wrote in 2021 than in 2016. True for everyone.

Similar thread in 2018: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18442637