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That is an awesome product idea: A device connected to your computer that emits a pungent substance when you commit "smelly" code.

It could be part of CI. Instead of giving you an error, it fails silently but releases a terrible odor.

You've just described my gastrointestinal system.

I saw this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISmell at Internet World in Palo Alto in 2000. It worked but it had no market. Maybe it can be resurrected.

I'm sure a few web shops are quite happy bad code doesn't actually smell

Are you sure about that? I never want to be down in those CS labs ever again.

It does on my floor. =<