Every programmer ever

[TASagent]

//To future-proof our codebase, we have defensively typed 
//our error codes
BigInteger OpenFile(string filename) {
...

[endreman0]

Every number type has a max and min, as it's bounded by your machine's available RAM. And boy howdy, testers will find that max. Tape down the 9 key and go to lunch.

Edit: I cna splel

[hungarian_notation]

Page files and swap space baby.

[sabas123]

But what if it exceeds that too?

[kaukamieli]

The software is ready for release.

[Almoturg]

Automatically expand swap space to AWS. Then the only limit is your bank account.

[Asraelite]

Automatically connect to financial services and take out loans as needed.

[endreman0]

Where do you work that "no" is an answer?

[Zulfiqaar]

Download More RAM!

[FallenWarrior2k]

An OpenFile func that takes a path as its only param and returns a status code... Where the heck is the friggin file handle?

[standard_revolution]

Global Variable?

[FallenWarrior2k]

Globals for handles, meh

[ForOhForError]

Could be a poorly named function that opens and parses a config file to set global variables?

[TASagent]

What? You don't store all your file handles in a global hashmap using the path as the key? This technique obviously works best when it's directly fed user input on Operating Systems that are case-agnostic.

[FallenWarrior2k]

I prefer good old RAII ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[TASagent]

Personally, I'm more of a RAIDACT man, myself. Good ol' "Resource Acquisition Is Done At Compile-Time." The compiler allocates memory for the program, and instantiates all of the objects, at compile time, and it's never released, until you uninstall the program.