Comments on: Hunting for programmer’s easter eggs with Google http://compsci.ca/blog/hunting-for-programmers-easter-eggs-with-google/ Programming, Education, Computer Science Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:53:51 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tony http://compsci.ca/blog/hunting-for-programmers-easter-eggs-with-google/comment-page-1/#comment-19755 Tony Sun, 13 May 2007 16:42:06 +0000 http://compsci.ca/blog/hunting-for-programmers-easter-eggs-with-google/#comment-19755 Haha, just the fun bit of it, Colin ;) Your code is indexed by Google though, so the unique parts will come up. Haha, just the fun bit of it, Colin ;) Your code is indexed by Google though, so the unique parts will come up.

]]> By: Colin http://compsci.ca/blog/hunting-for-programmers-easter-eggs-with-google/comment-page-1/#comment-19733 Colin Sun, 13 May 2007 13:51:39 +0000 http://compsci.ca/blog/hunting-for-programmers-easter-eggs-with-google/#comment-19733 So, someone actually read JEPUT's source code! :) So, someone actually read JEPUT’s source code! :)

]]> By: Tony http://compsci.ca/blog/hunting-for-programmers-easter-eggs-with-google/comment-page-1/#comment-12274 Tony Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:08:50 +0000 http://compsci.ca/blog/hunting-for-programmers-easter-eggs-with-google/#comment-12274 Ah, you're right. I haven't read through all the comments. Ah, you’re right. I haven’t read through all the comments.

]]> By: Adam http://compsci.ca/blog/hunting-for-programmers-easter-eggs-with-google/comment-page-1/#comment-12269 Adam Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:09:36 +0000 http://compsci.ca/blog/hunting-for-programmers-easter-eggs-with-google/#comment-12269 Tony - actually... in one of the comments: "The most damning evidence IMO is that Google Pinyin actually produces the names of several Sogou employees(Zhao Liyang, Tong Zijian, Lu(v) Jieyong), which Sogou apparently put into their word database as a kind of signature." I think that fits the description of an easter egg. Tony – actually… in one of the comments: “The most damning evidence IMO is that Google Pinyin actually produces the names of several Sogou employees(Zhao Liyang, Tong Zijian, Lu(v) Jieyong), which Sogou apparently put into their word database as a kind of signature.”
I think that fits the description of an easter egg.

]]> By: Tony http://compsci.ca/blog/hunting-for-programmers-easter-eggs-with-google/comment-page-1/#comment-12267 Tony Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:04:50 +0000 http://compsci.ca/blog/hunting-for-programmers-easter-eggs-with-google/#comment-12267 Adam - it seems like an error rather than an "easter egg", though that's a rather cleaver way to <em>sign</em> software. Building in unique hidden functions along the lines of easter eggs definitely adds to the unique makeup of the source code and would help to identify stolen intellectual property. Adam – it seems like an error rather than an “easter egg”, though that’s a rather cleaver way to sign software. Building in unique hidden functions along the lines of easter eggs definitely adds to the unique makeup of the source code and would help to identify stolen intellectual property.

]]> By: Adam http://compsci.ca/blog/hunting-for-programmers-easter-eggs-with-google/comment-page-1/#comment-12262 Adam Mon, 09 Apr 2007 21:15:40 +0000 http://compsci.ca/blog/hunting-for-programmers-easter-eggs-with-google/#comment-12262 I personally find this story ironic, since it was an easter egg in the database Google ripped off that tipped off authorities. It was on Slashdot: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/08/1824210 I personally find this story ironic, since it was an easter egg in the database Google ripped off that tipped off authorities. It was on Slashdot: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/08/1824210

]]> By: Apomb http://compsci.ca/blog/hunting-for-programmers-easter-eggs-with-google/comment-page-1/#comment-12074 Apomb Sun, 08 Apr 2007 06:23:38 +0000 http://compsci.ca/blog/hunting-for-programmers-easter-eggs-with-google/#comment-12074 Well this is an interesting Excel code easter egg that has something to do with flight Simulator, apparently its a must-see! http://attachr.com/7613 Well this is an interesting Excel code easter egg that has something to do with flight Simulator, apparently its a must-see!

http://attachr.com/7613

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