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The C++ Standards Committee Deprecation Two-Step
Languages LegacySystems Modernization

The C++ Standards Committee Deprecation Two-Step

LanguageEvolution BreakingChanges
The Wobbly Table Fix
When your Postgres schema is just SERIAL plus JSONB and vibes
Databases DataFormats TechDebt

When your Postgres schema is just SERIAL plus JSONB and vibes

PostgreSQL Database
One Box For Everything
Unmasking yet another useless abstract class instead of the real function
CodeQuality DesignPatterns Architecture TechDebt

Unmasking yet another useless abstract class instead of the real function

CodeQuality DeveloperHumor
Box Inside a Box
Rebranding Technical Debt for the Modern Developer
TechDebt CodeQuality ProjectManagement

Rebranding Technical Debt for the Modern Developer

TechnicalDebt DeveloperHumor
Candy Now, Cavity Later
The Definitive Guide to Shipping Imperfect Code
Deployment ProjectManagement CodeQuality

The Definitive Guide to Shipping Imperfect Code

Deployment ReleasePressure
Better Than Nothing
Interrogation room meme exposes the myth of "future refactoring" promises
TechDebt Refactoring CorporateCulture

Interrogation room meme exposes the myth of "future refactoring" promises

TechnicalDebt RefactoringNeeded
Imaginary Friend
From gentle hotfix to ruthless refactor: bugs never stood a chance
Bugs Refactoring CodeQuality

From gentle hotfix to ruthless refactor: bugs never stood a chance

BugsInSoftware BugFixing
Bugs in the House
When tenure quietly promotes your personal style guide to policy
CodeQuality CorporateCulture LegacySystems

When tenure quietly promotes your personal style guide to policy

DeveloperHumor CodeQuality
Oops, I’m Leading
The Unstoppable Urge to Refactor: A Developer's 'Big Plans' vs. the PM
Refactoring Management PMs ProjectManagement

The Unstoppable Urge to Refactor: A Developer's 'Big Plans' vs. the PM

DeveloperHumor RefactoringPain
Rebuilding the Sandcastle
The Painful Realization That You Are Your Own Worst Enemy in Tech Debt
TechDebt CodeQuality Refactoring

The Painful Realization That You Are Your Own Worst Enemy in Tech Debt

TechnicalDebt RefactoringNeeded
Tripping Over My Toys
Forced Shipping Cadence via Intentional Memory Leak
Bugs Performance DevOps SRE

Forced Shipping Cadence via Intentional Memory Leak

MemoryLeaks DeveloperHumor
The Leaky Bucket Trick
The Fundamental Law of Software Project Budgets
TechDebt ProjectManagement CorporateCulture

The Fundamental Law of Software Project Budgets

TechnicalDebt BudgetConstraints
Double the Work
Skipped Tests, Merged Anyway
Testing BuildSystems CICD CodeReviews

Skipped Tests, Merged Anyway

Testing ContinuousIntegration
Turning Off The Smoke Alarm
The Horror of API Design Shortcuts: Serializing JSON into a String Field
TechDebt API DesignPatterns Architecture

The Horror of API Design Shortcuts: Serializing JSON into a String Field

Json API ApplicationProgrammingInterface
Quick Fix, Big Mess
C# Developer's Self-Realization About Their Own Ecosystem
Languages Microsoft TechDebt

C# Developer's Self-Realization About Their Own Ecosystem

TechnicalDebt SpaghettiCode
The Messy Room
The Perennial Pain of C++ Development: A Self-Inflicted Mess
Languages DeveloperExperience DX LowLevelProgramming

The Perennial Pain of C++ Development: A Self-Inflicted Mess

Cpp DeveloperHumor
The Messy Room
The Inevitable Regret of No Documentation
Documentation TechDebt CodeQuality

The Inevitable Regret of No Documentation

Documentation DeveloperHumor
Should’ve Written It Down
The Senior Dev's Jedi Mind Trick for Legacy System Assignments
LegacySystems Career HR Management PMs

The Senior Dev's Jedi Mind Trick for Legacy System Assignments

LegacyCode TechnicalDebt
Tricked into Chores
Senior Dev's Jedi Mind Trick for Legacy System Assignments
LegacySystems Career HR CorporateCulture

Senior Dev's Jedi Mind Trick for Legacy System Assignments

LegacySystemsAndModernization LegacyCode
Tricked Into Chores
Bleeding-edge mandate meets Java-8 reality in classic window toss meme
CorporateCulture LegacySystems TechDebt

Bleeding-edge mandate meets Java-8 reality in classic window toss meme

CorporateCulture TechnicalDebt
Fancy Tower, Shaky Base
The Duality of a Developer: Prolific Coder vs. Meticulous Debugger
DeveloperProductivity CodeQuality Bugs

The Duality of a Developer: Prolific Coder vs. Meticulous Debugger

DeveloperHumor DeveloperProductivity
The Triangle Factory: A Perfect Metaphor for Shipping Workarounds
Management PMs Stakeholders Clients TechDebt

The Triangle Factory: A Perfect Metaphor for Shipping Workarounds

TechnicalDebt DeveloperHumor
Make Do With What You’ve Got
Code Archaeology: When You're the Ancient Civilization
CodeQuality CodeReviews TechDebt

Code Archaeology: When You're the Ancient Civilization

CodeReview RelatableDevExperience
The Surprise Self-Own
The Initiation Rite of Production Code
Production CodeQuality TechDebt

The Initiation Rite of Production Code

CodeQuality TechnicalDebt
Messy Kitchen Surprise
Redis: The High-Performance Vehicle for Architectural Nightmares
Databases DesignPatterns Architecture TechDebt

Redis: The High-Performance Vehicle for Architectural Nightmares

Redis ArchitectureTradeoffs
The Inevitable Path to Unmaintainable Code: An Illusion of Choice
DesignPatterns Architecture CodeQuality TechDebt

The Inevitable Path to Unmaintainable Code: An Illusion of Choice

CodeQuality TechnicalDebt
Two Slides, One Puddle
When the Architect Discovers Your Hidden C Module
LegacySystems Languages TechDebt

When the Architect Discovers Your Hidden C Module

CFamilyLanguages LowLevelProgramming
Slaps roof of Redis: unlimited capacity for questionable architecture choices
DesignPatterns Architecture Databases TechDebt

Slaps roof of Redis: unlimited capacity for questionable architecture choices

Redis ArchitecturalTradeoffs
All Eggs in One Basket
The Anxiety of Bad Code vs. The Reality of Production
CodeQuality CorporateCulture TechDebt

The Anxiety of Bad Code vs. The Reality of Production

CodeQuality CodeSmells
If It Ain't Broke...
The Unmaintainable Codebase Exchange Program
LegacySystems TechDebt Career HR

The Unmaintainable Codebase Exchange Program

DeveloperHumor LegacyCode
Messy Room Swap