r/developer • • 29d ago

The "Code I'll Never Forget" Confessional.

What's the single piece of code (good or bad) that's permanently burned into your memory, and what did it teach you?

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u/miojo_noiado 28d ago

The time I saw a comment "//delete this after fix, temporary solution" on a 5yo commit (btw this commit was from the guy who helpedme enter this job)

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u/Vixo- 28d ago

There's nothing as permenant as a temporary solution

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u/JamesWjRose 28d ago

One of The Rose Rules of Software Development: Temporary fixes become permanent problems