The Four Stages Of Programmer Grief

The Four Stages Of Programmer Grief
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The four-stage grief cycle of programming:

  1. Write code with naive optimism
  2. Run it and watch your hopes evaporate
  3. Realize your code is a perfect mirror of your chaotic mind
  4. Curl up in fetal position as the existential dread sets in

Ten years into my career and I still cycle through these stages at least twice before lunch. The only difference now is I keep tissues at my desk and my therapist on speed dial.

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