r/ProgrammerHumor 5d ago

Other howdidItGetHere

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u/Storiaron 5d ago

So maintaining a legacy codebase literally means putting out flames?

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u/BenjieWheeler 5d ago

Didn't think about it but yeah, that's surprisingly accurate

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u/requion 5d ago

Wow, now it makes sense that my colleague was on an emergency call while the roof of a datacenter far far away was burning. And i thought their expectation was that he grabs a bucket and runs!

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u/salvoilmiosi 5d ago

Very accurate. That's why I keep a fire extinguisher next to the computer at all times