Be Honest With Yourself

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Content thedrow commented on 31 Dec 2015 Were you able to resolve the issue? rmcgibbo commented on 31 Dec 2015 No. I decided I don't care. 292 - 10 375 94 24 Contributor Member Author 86

Content 1 had plans for last week to fix all 5 bugs in the code. Only 9 left.

Every single time you look back at your old code, you're hit with a wave of regret and confusion. "What was I thinking?" you wonder, as you stare at variable names like temp2 and functions that are 500 lines long with zero comments. Past you was living their best life, shipping features without a care in the world, while present you has to debug this absolute disaster. The worst part? You know that in six months, you'll be looking at today's code with the exact same disgust. It's the circle of code life, and it never ends.

The double meaning hits different when you're a developer. You type git commit -m '' with an empty message and suddenly you're that person nervously sweating bullets. It's like showing up to a meeting completely unprepared – you're making a commitment alright, but what exactly are you committing to? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Just raw panic and the hope that your future self (or worse, your teammates) won't judge you too harshly for that beautifully descriptive empty string. Pro tip: this is how you end up with commit messages like "fix" or "stuff" or "asdfasdf" because anything is better than the void of nothingness staring back at you.

Content Marci Robin MarciRobin I bought a car today, and the dealership had me check off - with a pen, on paper - that I'm not a robot. I'm not a robot Privacy -Tanns Submit Matthew genoforprez sweats coolant