A broken clock fixed by taping a working one over it is a perfect metaphor for every project you'll encounter during your career.
A broken clock fixed by taping a working one over it is a perfect metaphor for every project you'll encounter during your career.
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"That was a temporary solution we implemented around 15"
"What, like 15 minutes ago?"
"2015"
31 0 ReplyYou really do see so many of those over time.
// Temporary - remove after rollout
And you do a git blame to see if you can safely remove it and the code is like 5 years old and the person has left the company.
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“We’re gonna do a lift-and-shift because we don’t want any interruptions; we’ll fix it later once everything settles down.”
3 years later…
6 0 ReplyThis joke gets funnier the older it is
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i've had a script in need of rewrite for like 5 years
i just keep duct taping and tweaking every time another thing breaks
at this point i barely understand the code anymore
it's literally titled "temporary script until i fix the real one, 2018"
15 0 Replyhow it be sometimes
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There's a particular Midwestern thing of putting a working TV directly in front of the broken TV
7 0 ReplyTIL
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Comment out the broken clock 😭
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