Another exciting note from my travels through time and polo shirts.
Our corporate overlords do quite a bit for us in the office. We've got a cafeteria, a gift shop, a non-terrible corporate library, discounts on tickets to places, it's really pretty OK. But some of the best little programs are the things people cooked up themselves. For example, on the first floor you've got this:
Now, I don't know the origin of this particular monument to the "one man's trash" theory, but the MSWord-printed sign definitely gives it a home cooked feel. And it's being used, too. One of the newer Harry Potter books is there in hardback, and I happened upon one of the
most famous comp sci books ever, actually.
Of course, some of the stuff on the shelf is pretty off the wall.
I'm not sure what exactly makes code "solid," but I'll leave it for someone else to find out.