When you look at code you wrote last year
When you look at code you wrote last year


Accurate, except the bottom right panel only happens in very limited circumstances, hardly ever after a year has passed.
Source: I've been writing software since 1983 or so.
42 0 ReplyYeah same, also I don't usually need a year to think that. The next day often works. 😅
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This is probably more accurate:
-Who the fuck wrote such a shit!
-WHO???
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-Oh... it was me...
38 0 ReplyMe at a previous workplace.
-This is a piece of shit, who is the code owner of this module.
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Ah, it's me ("inheriting" code ownership when someone left was common)
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Who did this change
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Ah, it was me
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Surely I just made a minor change to this line here, who wrote the function.
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it was me, it was me all the way down
Fits the general theme of the thread as it was not giving any trouble for a year before being found.
29 0 ReplyThe more frustrated you are when running
git blame
the more likely the command turns out to be a mirror.23 0 Reply
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And I always think I write good comments until a year later I'm like these comments don't help shit
21 0 ReplyTry to write as if you are explaining the functionality to an unrelated 3rd party like a new hire.
5 0 ReplyYeah, write it for the person who has to replace you when you inevitably get laid off so that your company can hire someone for half your salary.
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Me during code reviews of other people
12 0 ReplySometimes, I just rewrite my code until it is good enough. Other times, I leave it to my memory, so I can figure it out later. And others, I'm just not happy about it, like the times I did bigbin2dec and it would only work well with something like thread-ripper.
9 0 ReplyThere’s an exponential amount of time between each panel. 1 hour, 5 hours, 2 days for the answer.
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4 0 ReplyTo be fair, this is also me when I look at a network setup years later. (I do IT with a specialty in networks)
3 0 ReplyThis is why you're meant to comment your code.
Your code tells you "what", your comments tell you "why".
Here's a good review of comments in the redis codebase: https://antirez.com/news/124
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