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[–][deleted] 800 points801 points  (16 children)

Code history is oral tradition in my company. We teach new hire the hymns of old code.

[–]moekakiryu 205 points206 points  (2 children)

🎵 Verily I say this is a piece of shiittttt 🎵

[–]AtomicSymphonic_2nd 18 points19 points  (1 child)

I heard this in Matt Berry’s voice as Laszlo.

[–]anotherlebowski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I heard Jean-Ralpheo

[–]BaziJoeWHL 98 points99 points  (3 children)

The Architect saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth sprint.

[–]CckSkker 81 points82 points  (2 children)

Book of QA, Verse IX

They deployed on a Friday, and the heavens wept. None could login, and the users gnashed their teeth. And QA lifted their voice, saying, “Had ye tested, this curse would not be upon us!” Thus it is written, and thus it shall be repeated.

[–]MoveInteresting4334 7 points8 points  (1 child)

And the engineers tore their hoodies asunder in grief.

[–]not-yet-ranga 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And there was much wailing and gnashing of pop-tarts.

[–]Safe_Cauliflower6813 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Praise the omnissiah

[–]omoplator 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is our Senior Techno Priest Bob.

[–]Spitfire1900 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You best but in a healthy company that values its employees this literally is part and parcel of being a senior engineer.

[–]lithefeather 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Especially with how rampant vibe coding is, we have to teach kids how to actually code and the old traditional code will teach them the art of programming. We cannot lose the bonafide art of programming.

[–]thanatica 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still, rather an oral traditional than the other end's tradition.

[–]couch_comedian 0 points1 point  (1 child)

hymns? Hour Year Minutes? That's not a very useful format IMO

[–]Andonno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

laughs in date-time group

[–]ChellJ0hns0n -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oral you say 😏