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minus-square asyncrosaurus ( @asyncrosaurus@programming.dev ) linkfedilink27•2 months agoProgramming is mostly research. Researching curses to cast on the guy who wrote the Incomprehensible mess you’re currently debugging.
minus-square sik0fewl ( @sik0fewl@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink11•2 months agoI think of it more as archaeology. Going through layers of history to figure out wtf happened.
minus-square a1studmuffin ( @a1studmuffin@aussie.zone ) linkfedilinkEnglish7•2 months ago… until you finally track down who wrote this mess, and it was you 5 years ago.
Programming is mostly research. Researching curses to cast on the guy who wrote the Incomprehensible mess you’re currently debugging.
I think of it more as archaeology. Going through layers of history to figure out wtf happened.
… until you finally track down who wrote this mess, and it was you 5 years ago.