How I Fix Stuff Working In IT

Content When a user gives us a list of image filepaths, and one of the filepaths is invalid, what should happen? img2pdf Throw an error that tells the user the filepath is invalid Ignore it and continue with the next image Interpret the filepath string itself as image data, and then throw an error because it's not valid image data img2pdf

The classic "test in production" approach - because who needs staging environments when you've got paying customers as your QA team? Nothing quite matches that adrenaline rush of pushing untested code straight to prod and then watching the Slack channel explode while frantically typing "git revert" with one hand and reaching for coffee with the other. It's like skydiving, except the parachute is made of Stack Overflow answers and desperate prayers.

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Content Tweet Mads Brodt madsbrodt I can't count the amount of times I've been stuck on a frustrating coding problem for hours - only to come back with a clear mind the next day and solve it in minutes. Sleep is the best debugger 4:37 PM 07 Apr 22 FeedHive.io

Ah yes, the classic "user-friendly" legacy code. When clients say they want to keep their ancient framework because it's "user-friendly," what they really mean is "this knife will kill you slowly instead of quickly." After 15 years in this industry, I've learned that "user-friendly" is code for "we've already memorized all the horrible workarounds." The only thing friendly about that framework is that it consistently lets you know it wants to stab you in the back. Pro tip: When a client insists on keeping something this dangerous, just quadruple your hourly rate. Either you'll get rich or they'll suddenly discover the magic of modern frameworks.

The ultimate prank on a programmer's psyche! Imagine being haunted by a mysterious "STARTUP ERROR 54EDGT4" that doesn't exist in any documentation. Classic psychological warfare targeting a developer's compulsive need to fix errors. The beauty is in its simplicity—using a fake error code that looks legitimate enough to send someone down a debugging rabbit hole for weeks. It's like injecting a syntax error directly into someone's soul. The perfect crime since no amount of StackOverflow searching would ever yield results!