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When The New Dev Hasn't Met Reality Yet

Technical debt Project management Software development Feature creep Developers Deadlines Junior developers Time estimates Standup meetings

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10 months ago 221,017 views 0 shares

When The New Dev Hasn't Met Reality Yet

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The fresh-faced programmer, high on caffeine and optimism, wonders why features take so long. Meanwhile, the battle-scarred veterans watch in silence, knowing the eldritch horrors that await—legacy code, unexpected dependencies, and the inevitable "just one small change" from marketing. The manager stands between them, blissfully unaware they're about to lead everyone into the technical debt abyss. That new dev will learn soon enough that in software, time estimates are just elaborate fiction.

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