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Friday Code Becomes Monday Archaeology
CodeQuality Post #2135 · source on Telegram

Friday Code Becomes Monday Archaeology

Description

A three-panel comic titled "UNFINISHED WORK" shows a simple stick-figure developer at a computer. The first panel is labeled "FRIDAY EVENING" and shows the developer typing; the second panel has the developer smiling and saying "PERFECT! I'LL FINISH THIS ON MONDAY". The large bottom panel is labeled "MONDAY MORNING..." and shows the same person angrily shaking the monitor, which displays green code-like lines, while shouting "WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!?!?". The technical point is that half-finished work without notes, tests, comments, or a clean stopping point becomes instant code archaeology after even one weekend of context switching.

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ContextSwitching CodeReadability CodingHumor CodeMaintainability CodebaseArchaeology DeveloperHumor DeveloperProductivity CodingReality CognitiveLoad DeveloperFrustration CodeComments CognitiveOverload Documentation Procrastination WorkflowDisruption

Comments

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Anonymous ★ Top Pick Friday-you wrote a domain-specific language with a 72-hour decryption key.
  1. Anonymous ★ Top Pick

    Friday-you wrote a domain-specific language with a 72-hour decryption key.

  2. @picolino 5y

    Tru

  3. @alexolexo 5y

    That feeling when you do not work on Monday

  4. @Kosterin_I 5y

    That feeling, that it happens the next day

  5. @madashindeinai 5y

    ok-ok, i'll finish

  6. @sudobutnotsudo 5y

    Bad motivation

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