☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml • 2 years agoA broken clock fixed by taping a working one over it is a perfect metaphor for every project you'll encounter during your career.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1379arrow-down113
arrow-up1366arrow-down1imageA broken clock fixed by taping a working one over it is a perfect metaphor for every project you'll encounter during your career.lemmy.ml☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml • 2 years agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareWashburn [she/her]linkfedilinkEnglish30•2 years ago“That was a temporary solution we implemented around 15” “What, like 15 minutes ago?” “2015”
minus-square@Aurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink9•2 years agoYou 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.
minus-squareFedoralinkfedilink2•2 years agoThere is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution.
minus-squareedriclinkfedilink6•2 years ago“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…
“That was a temporary solution we implemented around 15”
“What, like 15 minutes ago?”
“2015”
You really do see so many of those over time.
// Temporary - remove after rolloutAnd 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.
or this bastard
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“Temporary solutions-- aren’t.” – Unattributed
There is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution.
“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…