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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (7 children)

"That was a temporary solution we implemented around 15"

"What, like 15 minutes ago?"

"2015"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 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.

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