Comments on: Roman Numeral Bug in Google Chrome http://www.stevenolte.com/2009/08/30/roman-numeral-bug-in-google-chrome/ Rachelle and Steve's Blog Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:32:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: galderon http://www.stevenolte.com/2009/08/30/roman-numeral-bug-in-google-chrome/comment-page-1/#comment-62 galderon Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:54:03 +0000 http://www.stevenolte.com/?p=203#comment-62 I believe it's crashing for numbers that translate to 13 character length roman numerals (or longer). Your magic number, 2388 becomes mmccclxxxviii. A bigger number, 2390 works, but it's real short at mmcccxc. 3338 is a 13 character number, and it crashes chrome. 2888 is a 14 character number, and it also crashes it. I believe it’s crashing for numbers that translate to 13 character length roman numerals (or longer).

Your magic number, 2388 becomes mmccclxxxviii. A bigger number, 2390 works, but it’s real short at mmcccxc.

3338 is a 13 character number, and it crashes chrome. 2888 is a 14 character number, and it also crashes it.

]]> By: steve http://www.stevenolte.com/2009/08/30/roman-numeral-bug-in-google-chrome/comment-page-1/#comment-60 steve Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:14:58 +0000 http://www.stevenolte.com/?p=203#comment-60 Not weird at all, in fact I think the term for it is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schadenfreude" rel="nofollow">Schadenfreude</a> ;) Not weird at all, in fact I think the term for it is Schadenfreude ;)

]]> By: Richard P. Janke http://www.stevenolte.com/2009/08/30/roman-numeral-bug-in-google-chrome/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Richard P. Janke Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:20:02 +0000 http://www.stevenolte.com/?p=203#comment-59 How weird is this that I will download and install Chrome just to see it crash? Tomorrow. How weird is this that I will download and install Chrome just to see it crash? Tomorrow.

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