What Was That

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Debugging Programming Testing

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What Was That

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The five stages of grief hit differently when reviewing your own code from yesterday. First comes the nervous finger-biting, then the slow realization, followed by the blank stare of disbelief, then the "oh god what have I done" face-palm, and finally the existential horror of knowing you have to fix whatever abomination you unleashed. The worst part? You were probably so proud of that "clever" solution when you wrote it. Ten hours and three coffees later, and suddenly you're archaeologist of your own terrible decisions.

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