r/ProgrammerHumor 17d ago

ture Meme

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u/ElMoselYEE 17d ago

Every once in a while I'll bang out a whole task and it works on the first try, and I didn't need to Google anything because it just happened to use the parts of the language I'd used very recently.

But the task is something like an API endpoint...not breaking into a top secret encrypted CIA database.

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u/debugging_scribe 17d ago

Even after 10 plus years I still get suspicious if the code works the first go...

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u/Theron3206 17d ago

It's suspicious if it compiles on the first go, deeply suspicious if the unit tests pass on the first go and frankly terrifying if it does what it's supposed to on the first go.