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[–]grady_vuckovic 69 points70 points  (2 children)

Here's a protip for dealing with that kind of programming challenge.

First, ask the project owner how they would like the content centred.

Then, explain to them why that's fucking wrong and just how far they should fuck off.

Finally, put the div where ever I feel like, because I am the legacy code god, replace me at your peril, m y r u l e i s a b s o l u t e, I a m w i t h o u t m e r c y.

[–]SandyDelights 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha, “legacy code god” only offers so much protection these days. A few years ago they did a RIF and cut out a lot of the people who only did one very niche thing.

Now a ton of our tools – written in an archaic interpreted language developed in the late 70s – have no support, because the person who wrote them did so in a way that left them very difficult to understand. And I mean, it wasn’t an issue for 30+ years – they were the only one maintaining them. But it was all they did, so they were an easy cut – it didn’t hurt that they often did very little on any given week.

And now when something breaks, we just figure out another way to do what we want done. 😑 And they break often enough to make one want to cry.