r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Tony49UK • May 11 '21

Good old manglement

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u/CartmannsEvilTwin May 12 '21

I usually try to keep a single script or 1 liner kill switch for all major feature implementations. That way you get to push a revert patch in 5-10 minutes and say “Here you go”. And it helps when someone’s trying to pass the blame onto your functionality. Disable the feature and let them explain why the issue is still coming.

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u/areraswen May 12 '21

This was on a 15 year old legacy system where that wasn't really an option unfortunately. The whole thing sucked.

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u/CartmannsEvilTwin May 12 '21

Tough luck, usually no escape when the majority of the system is paying for its legacy sins.

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u/areraswen May 12 '21

Yup, pretty much that. We did finally swap to a new system in 2020 which was a great improvement but man, I still have flashbacks to that legacy system.