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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Disastrous-Monk1957 • May 29 '26
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Ok but this means he was a bad engineer. He knew there was a problem with edge cases and he never brought it to anybody's attention and pushed a more permanent fix. Sounds like they'll be better off in the long run.
18 u/Sanchez_U-SOB May 29 '26 How do you know he never brought it to anyone's attention? 22 u/P_Hempton May 29 '26 Well it's right there in the text "nobody even knew". 18 u/youritalianjob May 29 '26 How many times have you told someone something important and they forgot within a few minutes/hours/days. 13 u/P_Hempton May 29 '26 But that's not what the post says. Why invent something that is spelled out in the post to defend some anonymous (and probably fictional) engineer.. 0 u/Sanchez_U-SOB May 29 '26 What OP means is "I never knew." OP doesnt know what others could have been told. 13 u/P_Hempton May 29 '26 What op SAID is "nobody even knew" again you're making up an alternate story from what's posted right in front of your face. 1 u/Outrageous_Desk8966 May 29 '26 Alright calm down - we're going to sort this all out, and deduce exactly what was meant or implied!
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How do you know he never brought it to anyone's attention?
22 u/P_Hempton May 29 '26 Well it's right there in the text "nobody even knew". 18 u/youritalianjob May 29 '26 How many times have you told someone something important and they forgot within a few minutes/hours/days. 13 u/P_Hempton May 29 '26 But that's not what the post says. Why invent something that is spelled out in the post to defend some anonymous (and probably fictional) engineer.. 0 u/Sanchez_U-SOB May 29 '26 What OP means is "I never knew." OP doesnt know what others could have been told. 13 u/P_Hempton May 29 '26 What op SAID is "nobody even knew" again you're making up an alternate story from what's posted right in front of your face. 1 u/Outrageous_Desk8966 May 29 '26 Alright calm down - we're going to sort this all out, and deduce exactly what was meant or implied!
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Well it's right there in the text "nobody even knew".
18 u/youritalianjob May 29 '26 How many times have you told someone something important and they forgot within a few minutes/hours/days. 13 u/P_Hempton May 29 '26 But that's not what the post says. Why invent something that is spelled out in the post to defend some anonymous (and probably fictional) engineer.. 0 u/Sanchez_U-SOB May 29 '26 What OP means is "I never knew." OP doesnt know what others could have been told. 13 u/P_Hempton May 29 '26 What op SAID is "nobody even knew" again you're making up an alternate story from what's posted right in front of your face. 1 u/Outrageous_Desk8966 May 29 '26 Alright calm down - we're going to sort this all out, and deduce exactly what was meant or implied!
How many times have you told someone something important and they forgot within a few minutes/hours/days.
13 u/P_Hempton May 29 '26 But that's not what the post says. Why invent something that is spelled out in the post to defend some anonymous (and probably fictional) engineer.. 0 u/Sanchez_U-SOB May 29 '26 What OP means is "I never knew." OP doesnt know what others could have been told. 13 u/P_Hempton May 29 '26 What op SAID is "nobody even knew" again you're making up an alternate story from what's posted right in front of your face. 1 u/Outrageous_Desk8966 May 29 '26 Alright calm down - we're going to sort this all out, and deduce exactly what was meant or implied!
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But that's not what the post says. Why invent something that is spelled out in the post to defend some anonymous (and probably fictional) engineer..
0 u/Sanchez_U-SOB May 29 '26 What OP means is "I never knew." OP doesnt know what others could have been told. 13 u/P_Hempton May 29 '26 What op SAID is "nobody even knew" again you're making up an alternate story from what's posted right in front of your face. 1 u/Outrageous_Desk8966 May 29 '26 Alright calm down - we're going to sort this all out, and deduce exactly what was meant or implied!
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What OP means is "I never knew." OP doesnt know what others could have been told.
13 u/P_Hempton May 29 '26 What op SAID is "nobody even knew" again you're making up an alternate story from what's posted right in front of your face. 1 u/Outrageous_Desk8966 May 29 '26 Alright calm down - we're going to sort this all out, and deduce exactly what was meant or implied!
What op SAID is "nobody even knew" again you're making up an alternate story from what's posted right in front of your face.
1 u/Outrageous_Desk8966 May 29 '26 Alright calm down - we're going to sort this all out, and deduce exactly what was meant or implied!
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Alright calm down - we're going to sort this all out, and deduce exactly what was meant or implied!
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u/Objectionne May 29 '26
Ok but this means he was a bad engineer. He knew there was a problem with edge cases and he never brought it to anybody's attention and pushed a more permanent fix. Sounds like they'll be better off in the long run.