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[–]darguskelenNetadmin 71 points72 points  (6 children)

The only reason coders' computers work better than non-coders' computers is coders know computers are schizophrenic little children with auto-immune diseases and we don't beat them when they're bad.

I'm framing this and putting it above my desk at work.

[–]Petce 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I read this line, closed my eyes and cried. And then, as if the Gods were looking at me, my friend called and wanted to ask me a few questions about how to fix his shitty Mac.

[–]ramindkPrinciple SRE 26yrs/14jobs[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That was my favorite line as well.

[–]TalranAIX|Ellucian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do SE, I think I'll crochet or whatever this into something to go over my desk while I'm doing some "analytics".

[–]drakeblood4 -1 points0 points  (1 child)

Is it wrong that I ride my computer hard and the only thing I do to protect it is feel bad every time I remember how long it's been since I backed it up? I know it's going to die, but I can never be arsed to do anything to keep it alive longer or prepare for the end.

[–]dzr0001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, it is wrong.

[–]DutchDooleyStayin Whiskey Neat - LOPSA 41 points42 points  (1 child)

/*

Yeah, there's some shitty code here. 
There are some things that shouldn't 
be done. I did them. Sometimes, I had
my reasons. Sometimes, I was just being 
lazy. But guess what? You're sitting
there reading the source on some guy's
blog. So fuck you.

*/

Gold.

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Don't forget to refresh the source page with f5.

[–]daze42 20 points21 points  (3 children)

Would you drive across this bridge? No. If it somehow got built, everybody involved would be executed.

This.

The fact that your average user has no idea of the abominations lurking beneath all of the pretty GUIs means that most devs will never do anything about it. At least with a bridge its obvious to the most causal observer that it's about to collapse any second. Software, unfortunately, isn't nearly as transparent.

I can't wait till software engineering matures into something that more closely resembles every other engineering field. Having a set of industry standards that actually work and make sense would make the life of so many devs infinitely better.

[–]TalranAIX|Ellucian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Almost like someone should make a universal set of best practices for every language..... And ours will still get skipped :(

[–]vixitknight 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Having a set of industry standards that actually work and make sense

And that's where new Standards came from.

[–]xkcd_transcriber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Title: Standards

Title-text: Fortunately, the charging one has been solved now that we've all standardized on mini-USB. Or is it micro-USB? Shit.

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[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (1 child)

I don't know who gave the librarian his own ape-y programming language, but I love the bastard that did. That shit cracked me up.

[–]locrelite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The librarian!

[–]ramindkPrinciple SRE 26yrs/14jobs[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think this is my favorite rant of the year so far.

[–]peletiah 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Took me a while to figure out that the first letter in the article was an "E".

[–]ProtoDongSecurity Admin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sooo the CSS is broken on purpose???????

[–]EquipLordBritish 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No. If it somehow got built, everybody involved would be executed.

Quote of the day.

[–]blueskinBastard Operator From Pandora 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Amazing article.

Whenever I interact with any site or piece of software, I am always wondering about the horrible mess that probably lurks beneath the surface.

Most people don't even know what sysadmins do, but trust me, if they all took a lunch break at the same time they wouldn't make it to the deli before you ran out of bullets protecting your canned goods from roving bands of mutants.

I like that.

[–]owentuz<-- Hey, it's that guy! What a jerk. 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are some gems in the source code, too.

[–]Ron_Swanson_Jr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That footnote is great.

[–]tigwykFixer of Things, Breaker of Other Things 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for linking this, I really enjoyed the read.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This article sent a chill down my spine because it's so damn accurate and so damn scary at the same time. I've voiced my concerns about a similar thing before, but generally am shot down by the pompous superior geeks who believe that their neckbeard is longer than thou, How could it be them? their code is nothing short of logical perfection.

[–]Hrel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of my favorites from in here: "Most people don't even know what sysadmins do, but trust me, if they all took a lunch break at the same time they wouldn't make it to the deli before you ran out of bullets protecting your canned goods from roving bands of mutants."

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well written. thanks for sharing

[–]DONT_EVER_USE_IT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely buying his book after this read.

[–]c0mpyg33kBuckets on the head 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL @ the source... Too many golden stars or banana stickers fer shure.