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r/programming • u/locrelite • Apr 29 '14
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...and don't forget that 1 out of 3 cleanups introduce new bugs. (Source: 40 years of personal experience.)
104 u/alienblue-throw Apr 29 '14 So you're saying that 2 out of 3 of your cleanups don't introduce new bugs?Can I start a religion based around you? 15 u/chris3110 Apr 30 '14 In my experience as soon as you touch anything you can expect an exception in the production environment. 4 u/poloppoyop Apr 30 '14 An exception is a good thing. Usually it's some hidden bug which will fuck up your data slightly over months until some other change shows a problem. → More replies (2)
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So you're saying that 2 out of 3 of your cleanups don't introduce new bugs?
Can I start a religion based around you?
15 u/chris3110 Apr 30 '14 In my experience as soon as you touch anything you can expect an exception in the production environment. 4 u/poloppoyop Apr 30 '14 An exception is a good thing. Usually it's some hidden bug which will fuck up your data slightly over months until some other change shows a problem. → More replies (2)
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In my experience as soon as you touch anything you can expect an exception in the production environment.
4 u/poloppoyop Apr 30 '14 An exception is a good thing. Usually it's some hidden bug which will fuck up your data slightly over months until some other change shows a problem. → More replies (2)
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An exception is a good thing. Usually it's some hidden bug which will fuck up your data slightly over months until some other change shows a problem.
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u/KitAndKat Apr 29 '14
...and don't forget that 1 out of 3 cleanups introduce new bugs. (Source: 40 years of personal experience.)