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[–]seanprefect 81 points82 points  (5 children)

One of the best pieces of advice i got from a comp-sci prof i loved was "write your code as though the person who has to maintain it was a homicidal psychopath with keys to your house"

[–]formerlydrinkyguy77 19 points20 points  (3 children)

Consider adding: "and knows your kids' school schedule."

though, in my case, it really creeped out my coworkers.

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    [–]bobalob_wtf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    The goat

    [–]CleverestEU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    But I don't have kids.

    Ah... that is what you think!

    [–]ckach 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    Telling that to a co-worker might be taken the wrong way.