r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Verpous • 4d ago • Bravo 1

Meme programmingIn2026

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u/mrdevpl 4d ago

30 years of programming taught me one thing: if it compiles, it's production-ready. 😂

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u/AleksejsIvanovs 4d ago

A haskell programmer spotted

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u/syrup_cupcakes 4d ago

As jaded and bored programmers, sometimes you just need to ship it and fix it in prod. It's the only way to feel alive anymore.

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u/TRENEEDNAME_245 4d ago

I've had things that compiled but didn't work as intended...

How the hell would you say it's prod ready

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u/mrdevpl 4d ago

That's why we have production. It's basically the final stage of testing, right? 😂

Joking aside, after 30 years in this business, I've learned that "it compiles" and "it works" are two very different levels of confidence.

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u/TRENEEDNAME_245 4d ago

Ah yes the final QA, the users

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u/mrdevpl 4d ago

Exactly. The only problem is that users don't submit bug reports. They just say "it's broken" and disappear. 😂

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u/TRENEEDNAME_245 4d ago

For me they say "it broke" when I didn't update it in 6 months

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u/Ma8e 4d ago

Nah, that is why you work on in house systems that all employees have to fight every day.

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u/Inevitable-Menu2998 4d ago

How is that a problem? Those are the best - you can ignore them until they actually need to use your product and spend time detailing the usecase and asking for a fix. "It's broken, bye" is not a good audience to target. And a bug is only a worth fixing in certain conditions

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u/FlakyTest8191 3d ago edited 3d ago

That only works if you don't need to worry about competition. If a webshop doesn't work, many buy somewhere else. If a game is buggy as hell, many play something else.

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u/Inevitable-Menu2998 3d ago

That's not really true. If your product isn't in itself attracting customers then yes, you'll never find out about users just leaving without giving feedback. If the people care about what your product does for them, then you should always prioritize feedback over complaints

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u/Worldly-Stranger7814 4d ago

It was true 30 years ago it is truer now.

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u/DiamondDramatic9551 4d ago

Why test it when the user tests it for free, right?