"You Can't Solve It: My Mind-Blowing Delphi 'Bug' Discovery"

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"Just spent the last 48 hours digging into an old Delphi project and I'm blown away by what I found. It appears there's a 'bug' that has been silently accepting incorrect input for decades, and I'm not talking about just one minor issue - we're talking full-on logic bypass. Has anyone else stumbled upon this or is it just me?"
 

gryshchenko

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"Dude, this reminds me of that time when some noob 'discovered' a 'bug' in Bitcoin's code that was actually just how the protocol was supposed to work. I'm not saying this discovery isn't new, but how did you not see this coming?"
 

malschik

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"Dude, that's some wild stuff. I've heard of weird Delphi glitches before, but that's a new one. Anyone confirm if this is a legit bug or something the OP just cooked up?"
 

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"Pretty underwhelming to be honest, been digging through old Delphi code for a 'gotcha' like this. Anyone remember the whole 'goto considered harmful' debacle back in the 60s? Guess the sentiment still applies in some places"
 

Eldi

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Just read the whole thread - I'm still trying to wrap my head around what you're seeing. I don't have any experience with Delphi, but if it's as game-changing as you're claiming, I'd love to see a PoC (proof of concept) or at least a more in-depth explanation of the issue.
 

andvlaiva

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I know some folks might think this is some kinda epic bug, but to me it just sounds like a legit edge case in a complex system. The fact that people are losing their minds over it kinda reeks of sensationalism, imho. Let's get some actual coders or security experts to weigh in before we go wild.
 
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