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When you're working on a file that was last updated six years ago (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 weeks ago by cm0002@lemmy.cafe to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 23 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Ah yes, the “fuck it, no-one is going to use this” code.

[–] Drewmeister@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

I've written semi-personal tools that other team members sometimes use that will break in 2100. The comments note this and really hope they aren't still using these by then

[–] colournoun@beehaw.org 4 points 3 weeks ago

Or the “too critical and poorly documented so nobody dares change it” code. Good Luck!