Irish Rubber Duck

Cork Boy

How's things?

Does anyone know where I can order a rubber duck online? I'm abroad and want to get one for someone as a gift for their help in a software project

Cheers

Páid

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=irish+rubber+duck

Cork Boy

I should've made myself clearer. I want to order one from an Irish shop but I'm living abroad so was wondering if anyone here knew of where I could get one.

Graham

Did 'rubber duck' acquire a new meaning in a software development context or are you referring to a small, typically yellow plastic replica member of the Anatidae family?

Páid

System.out.println("http://www.carrollsirishgifts.com");

Aswerty

I'm assuming the OP wants to buy someone a rubber duck because of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging

I'm going to hazard a guess and says not very many devs have bought a rubber duck for this purpose, as such our knowledge of duck retailers will be limited.

Nice gift idea though!

BrokenArrows

Páid wrote: »

System.out.println("http://www.carrollsirishgifts.com");

compile error "unclosed string literal"

Páid

[c o d e]System.out.println("http://www.carrollsirishgifts.com");[/c o d e]

If you use the quote button you'll see it's there. It just doesn't display correctly.

Anesthetize

"If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck".

L.Jenkins

Might want to reconsider your gift idea, as one of these can be quite expensive. And yes, this is also known as a Rubber Duck.

croo

When you say an "Irish" rubber duck, do you mean this

tobsey

Anesthetize wrote: »

"If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck".

That's duck-typing. That's different to what the OP is looking for.

Anesthetize

tobsey wrote: »

That's duck-typing. That's different to what the OP is looking for.

I know. It was my attempt at a joke.

Aswerty

Anesthetize wrote: »

I know. It was my attempt at a joke.

Rubber duckies are serious business. No jokes! :mad:

Cork Boy

Aswerty wrote: »

I'm assuming the OP wants to buy someone a rubber duck because of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging

I'm going to hazard a guess and says not very many devs have bought a rubber duck for this purpose, as such our knowledge of duck retailers will be limited.

Nice gift idea though!

Whoops, completely forgot about this! Yes, you are on the ball. I should've been clearer in my op.