The Infinite Recursion Of Programmer Productivity

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The Infinite Recursion Of Programmer Productivity

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The infinite recursion of avoiding actual work. Programmers spend 90% of their time talking about programming, 9% making memes about programming, and 1% reluctantly writing code when the deadline is breathing down their neck. The smaller the code box gets, the more accurate the representation of our productivity becomes. But hey, at least we're consistent in our procrastination.

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