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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (4 children)

"That was a temporary solution we implemented around 15"

"What, like 15 minutes ago?"

"2015"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You really do see so many of those over time.

// Temporary - remove after rollout

And you do a git blame to see if you can safely remove it and the code is like 5 years old and the person has left the company.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"Temporary solutions-- aren't." -- Unattributed

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

There is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

“We’re gonna do a lift-and-shift because we don’t want any interruptions; we’ll fix it later once everything settles down.”

3 years later…

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This joke gets funnier the older it is