Backlog Memes

Priority Is Subjective

23 days ago 182.5K views 0 shares

Nothing quite like standing on the beach of responsibility while a tsunami of work priorities crashes down on you. Meanwhile, you're just there thinking, "But what if we rewrote everything in Rust though?" Every developer knows that critical bugs, customer requests, and pending tests are important... but have you considered the dopamine rush of starting a completely unnecessary rewrite in a trendy language? Sure, the codebase works fine now, but imagine how elegant it could be! The backlog may be crushing you, but that rewrite will definitely solve all your problems. Trust me, I've abandoned this exact project six times already.

Must Get That Deal

Gamedev Unity

1 month ago 200.6K views 0 shares

Oh. My. God. The AUDACITY of this meme attacking my entire Steam library! 💀 The difference between normies and us gamers is ASTRONOMICAL. They wait for sales like peasants, while we HEROICALLY buy games at full price only to let them marinate in our libraries like fine digital wine for a YEAR before even installing them. My 347 unplayed games aren't a problem, they're an INVESTMENT in my future happiness! And yes, I WILL play Skyrim again instead of any of them, thank you very much!

Do Not Redeem!!!

Gamedev

1 month ago 157.7K views 0 shares

The eternal struggle of the modern gamer - collecting free games you'll never play. Epic Games Store and Steam sales have turned us all into digital hoarders with 500+ unplayed titles. "I'll definitely play this someday" is the biggest lie in gaming, right up there with "one more turn" in Civilization. Your backlog isn't a library; it's a monument to your optimism about free time you'll never actually have.

Stay Out Of My Territory

Frontend Webdev Agile React Programming

1 month ago 224.2K views 2 shares

The eternal territorial battle of the codebase has claimed another victim! Some ambitious "full-stack" dev thought they could just waltz in and grab a juicy frontend feature from the backlog without consulting the frontend tribe first. Classic rookie mistake. Meanwhile, the senior frontend dev—guardian of the CSS sacred lands and protector of the React realm—isn't having any of it. They've already passive-aggressively reassigned that JIRA ticket faster than you can say "npm install". The software manager watches in horror as another sprint planning devolves into a Breaking Bad-style turf war. Spoiler alert: nobody touches the frontend code without paying the React tax first!

Need A Looong Break After That

Agile Devops Programming

2 months ago 196.6K views 1 shares

Parents pointing at the disheveled guy on the street: "Study or end up like him." The guy: "Shut up lady. It's Sunday and I just finished resolving all Jira tickets." Ah yes, the sweet taste of victory mixed with existential exhaustion. Nothing says "successful software engineer" like collapsing in public after a sprint marathon. The man isn't homeless—he's just experiencing the natural state of a developer who's finally cleared the backlog. Give that man a promotion and a month of PTO.

Jira Is Waiting

Agile Devops Programming Debugging

2 months ago 226.6K views 0 shares

That moment when you return from a blissful vacation only to face the colossal backlog of Jira tickets that have been silently multiplying like tribbles in your absence. The giant monster looming in the distance isn't a mythical creature—it's the metaphorical manifestation of your sprint board that's about to crush your soul with 47 tickets labeled "URGENT-CRITICAL-DO-NOW." Your teammates are the tiny figures in the background, already battle-weary from the sprint planning meeting that went nuclear without you. Time to unsheathe your keyboard and face certain doom while secretly plotting which tickets to quietly move to the "Won't Fix" column when no one's looking.

The Illusion Of Game Library Choice

Gamedev Unity Programming

2 months ago 198.2K views 1 shares

Ah yes, the illusion of choice in our digital libraries. Spending half an hour scrolling through a Steam collection that would take three lifetimes to complete, only to launch Counter-Strike for the 5,783rd time. It's like having a fridge full of groceries and still ordering takeout. The McDonald's clown face-plant perfectly captures that moment of self-awareness when you realize you've wasted time browsing games you'll never play instead of just admitting you wanted to play the same comfort game all along. Peak decision paralysis with a side of self-deception.

Please Backlog It (Until I'm On Vacation)

Agile Devops Programming

3 months ago 221.6K views 0 shares

Please Backlog It (Until I'm On Vacation)

The sweet illusion of productivity, crushed by managerial chaos. You think you've won the sprint game by finishing early, only to have your tech lead drop a surprise 2-story-point task in your lap without even a courtesy Slack message. That smug smile in the top panel? Gone faster than a production server during a demo. This is why we never announce when we're done early—rookie mistake. Just quietly work on tech debt or documentation until the sprint officially ends. Or better yet, take a three-day "debugging session" with your camera off.

Buying Games > Playing Games

Gamedev Programming

4 months ago 151.8K views 1 shares

The digital hoarding phenomenon strikes again! That sweet dopamine hit from clicking "Purchase" during Steam sales is vastly superior to the actual commitment of downloading and playing the games. My Steam library has more unplayed titles than a bookshelf at an illiterate's house. It's basically a digital museum of good intentions at this point. The backlog grows faster than technical debt in a startup with no code reviews.

The Forbidden Phrase: "I'm Free"

Agile Programming

4 months ago 150.9K views 0 shares

The cardinal sin of software development: finishing your tasks early. That sinister smile is the universal "I've got more work for you" face that haunts developers' nightmares. Pro tip from a battle-scarred veteran: never announce you're done until 4:55pm on Friday. Otherwise, that backlog of "nice-to-have" features magically transforms into "critical for this sprint" faster than you can say "but I estimated correctly." The real sprint is always the one away from your manager's desk.

The Great Steam Backlog Phenomenon

Gamedev Unity Programming

4 months ago 158.8K views 2 shares

Ah, the Steam library paradox – where we shovel money into Gabe Newell's pockets during sales with the enthusiasm of someone who definitely plans to play all those games... someday. That tiny shoveled patch labeled "Games I played" compared to the vast snowy wasteland of "Games remain on my Steam library that I bought but never played" is the digital equivalent of buying gym equipment that becomes an expensive clothes hanger. The backlog grows with each seasonal sale, while our free time mysteriously shrinks. It's almost as if buying games has become its own separate hobby from actually playing them.

My Body Is A Machine That Turns Wishlist Into Regret

Gamedev

4 months ago 144.0K views 0 shares

My Body Is A Machine That Turns Wishlist Into Regret

The skeleton of every Steam user, faithfully converting wishlist items into digital dust since the dawn of time. That wishlist is basically a graveyard where good intentions go to die. We tell ourselves "I'll buy it when it's on sale" but then we're too busy playing the same three games we've had since 2012. The wishlist is just a monument to our gaming FOMO – the digital equivalent of buying a treadmill that becomes an expensive clothes hanger.

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