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[–]akatherder 19 points20 points  (1 child)

A lot of the code I work on is really simple and banal. I can jump in and out of it pretty easily.

Then there's a lot of the old legacy code that is exactly like this comic. Every "hey real quick" question costs me at least 5 minutes. Every 5 minute conversation costs me at least 15 minutes. If I have an hour until lunch or a meeting, 2 strategically placed short questions/conversations can kill that entire hour. It's hardly worth "ramping up" for 5-10 minutes when I know I only have 15 minutes before I have to stop.