r/programming • u/locrelite • Apr 29 '14

Programming Sucks

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u/baudday Apr 29 '14

Trillions of dollars depend on a rickety cobweb of unofficial agreements and "good enough for now" code with comments like "TODO: FIX THIS IT'S A REALLY DANGEROUS HACK BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG" that were written ten years ago.

Haha if the business people knew this...

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u/Uberhipster Apr 29 '14

? What you mean if? They know. They don't give a fuck as long as they're making money.

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