Ever have a PHP coder walk on you 75% of the way through a project, then demand payment for the incomplete work they’ve done thus far?
Here’s a real response to such a situation that you can probably appreciate…
-----Original Message-----
From: john [mailto:john@fake-email.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 2:28 PM
To: Me
Subject: Re: status
Need to grab last week's check.
Can meet you somewhere this week, or by mail is ok.
-----Reply Message-----
From: Me [mailto:me@fake-email.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 3:03 PM
To: 'john'
Subject: RE: status
class Company {
const OUTSTAINDING_PAYMENT= 1800;
public static function payHalf() {
return self::OUTSTAINDING_PAYMENT/2;
}
public static function pay($billedAmount) {
return $billedAmount;
}
}
class John {
public function __construct($agreeToTerms=true) {
if ($agreeToTerms) {
echo Company::payHalf();
if ($this->completeProject()) {
echo Company::payHalf();
echo Company::pay($this->billRemainder());
} else {
unset($this);
}
} else {
unset($this);
}
}
public function completeProject() {
return rand(0,1);
}
public function billRemainder() {
return rand(500,1000);
}
}