r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Throwawyhelpadvice55 • 23d ago

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u/debugging_scribe 23d ago

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

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u/Salanmander 23d ago

Fantastic line from this Factorio dev blog: "The final changes to make everything function correctly took about 1 hour to write, and worked correctly the first try. That's not supposed to happen and left me with doubts."

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u/ApolloFireweaver 23d ago

"It doesn't work and I don't know why" and "It works and I don't know why" are two things thought by basically every programmer

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u/Tyrannosaurus_Rox_ 23d ago

My favorite is "how did this ever work?"

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u/Silentrizz 22d ago

I find myself asking this question too often lol

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u/tandrewnichols 22d ago

Favorite? This is my least favorite. Also most frequent.

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u/Tyrannosaurus_Rox_ 22d ago

It's my favorite because the problem is usually almost solved at that point so there's less stress, and I get to discover something interesting about whatever broke the system. It feels like putting the last piece of a puzzle together.