Internet Explorer is the mother of all shit. O_O
I liked GIMP, but the interface is too complicated. Yet it is possibly the best image-editor that costs $0.
People say MS Paint sucks, but I actually find it useful as program for simple drawing, doodling and oekaki stuff.
I don't like programs with extremely complicated GUI's and lots of cool graphics. Why make it look pretty and shiny? Who cares about that? I mean, I think what matters is if the program works fine or not. Let it do that it has to do, and end of it.
As for programs made by programming noobs, I gotta agree. Especially when it's a PHP application that requires user input and MySQL support. Don't release a web application that is going to get your website hacked in five minutes, for God's sake!