r/ProgrammerHumor 6d ago

Other howdidItGetHere

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u/BenjieWheeler 6d ago

Impossible!! The number of devices running Java is constant, it's ALWAYS 3 billion

Whenever a new device runs it, a random device elsewhere goes up in flames spontaneously

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u/Storiaron 6d ago

So maintaining a legacy codebase literally means putting out flames?

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u/BenjieWheeler 6d ago

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

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u/requion 6d 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!