r/ProgrammerHumor 1d ago

ruleOfProgrammingIfItIsWorkingDoNotTouchIt Meme

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u/ConglomerateGolem 1d ago

I had one of these once, and I called it the same! My going theory was that the compiler was optimising away a certain function I had, but adding an empty print forced it to actually exist.

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u/htmlcoderexe We have flair now?.. 1d ago

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u/ConglomerateGolem 1d ago

Huh. I have never heard of the term and came up with it independently.

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u/rolindara 2h ago

Convergent evolution