The Two Thrones Of Software Development

Content Write code The tests fail Write more tests to narrow down the problem Write tests The tests fail Those tests pass The bug was in the test

Content Another Dense Developer DenseDeveloper UnethicalLifeProTip. Forget posting development questions on stackoverflow. For a faster more accurate fix, frame your question as a bug and post it on whatever frameworklib's github page your using. Devs will likely solve your issue for you for free to prove you wrong. 11:02 04 Jun 21 Twitter for Android

That door frame is the perfect metaphor for what happens when you inherit a 10-year-old codebase. Someone clearly said "the door doesn't fit the frame" and instead of rebuilding it properly, they just hacked together a bizarre extension. It's that special kind of solution where fixing it properly would require tearing down load-bearing spaghetti code, so instead you get this monstrosity that technically works but makes future developers question their career choices. The worst part? Someone got praised for this "creative solution" during a sprint review. And now it's documented as "intentional architecture."

Content captainsnoop i hate it when game devs put "fixed several issues" in patch notes no. tell me what you fixed. i wanna know what the glitch was. you know those patch notes that are like "fixed an issue where if the player sat in a bush for too long, they'd become the size of a skyscraper" i wanna read those. tell me those. redrepose Team Fortress 2 Update Released 24951 product Oddate Valve An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include: - Fixed a bug where players could be teleported to hell and not have visible bumper car Source: captainsnoop 37,999 notes C

Content NEVER HAVE I FELT SO CLOSE TO ANOTHER SOUL AND YET SO HELPLESSLY ALONE AS WHEN I GOOGLE AN ERROR AND THERE'S ONE RESULT A THREAD BY SOMEONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO ANSWER LAST POSTED TO IN 2003 WHO WERE YOU, DENVERCODER9? WHAT DID VOU SEE?A

Content Six Stages of Debugging 1. That can't happen. 2. That doesn't happen on my machine. 3. That shouldn't happen. 4. Why does that happen? 5. On, I see. 6. How did that ever work?