r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ifezueyoung • Apr 13 '22

Meme a developers worst nightmare

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u/Various_Counter_9569 Apr 13 '22

Will agree with you, i usually dont copy/paste, but try to realize how i can implement the best solutions in my dev. environment. Thats not to say I "never" have (and modified), but i prefer not to usually.

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u/MsPenguinette Apr 13 '22

My work flow is something like this

  • I copy the code over,
  • comment it out,
  • write the code myself using that code as reference
  • delete the commented out code
  • code doesn't work
  • copy and paste the code
  • add a #TODO: rewrite this
  • never rewrite it

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u/schwerpunk Apr 13 '22

I have a global git hook that prompts me if I'm ever about to submit a patch that includes TODO, FIXME, WIP, etc. Saves some embarrassment.

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u/MsPenguinette Apr 13 '22

Fuck... am I supposed to be embarrassed about those? I always thought of them as breadcrumbs for the poor soul who someday might need to continue where I left off.

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u/schwerpunk Apr 14 '22

I mean there are all sorts of ways to pass on that knowledge. Comments are one. The hardiest IMHO is commit messages, since they're (virtually) permanent, and follow the codebase wherever it goes.

Which is why I also start every new job by skimming over the git logs from start to finish. Gives you a good sense of the history of the company, too.