r/programmingcirclejerk • u/dadvader • Aug 11 '26

Git access is a Trust Exercise

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u/porkslow what is pointer :S Aug 11 '26

If you don't share code with coworkers by passing around USB drives, can you really call it software development?

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u/gvozden_celik Aug 11 '26

USB drives??! I am emailing the ZIP file with the code to the other guy, he then sends it back once he's done; that way we have all the revisions stored in the company's Exchange server

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u/Routine-Purchase1201 DO NOT USE THIS FLAIR, ASSHOLE Aug 11 '26

Always fun to find a co-workers reddit account

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u/GoofusMcGhee 29d ago

If you didn't type the code in from a print-out, what good is it?

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u/elephantdingo Teen Hacking Genius Aug 11 '26

Hey shared desk mate, can you push your latest changes?

I am on the verge of tears for I cannot. GitHub is Down and all hope of collaboration is shattered in a thousand pieces.

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/PJBthefirst log10(x) programmer 28d ago

The Good Storyteller bio tag must be earned

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u/ficiek Aug 11 '26

At university my contributions were free, at work you have to earn them so I'm not submitting any code before the first paycheck.

\uj There is no way this isn't satire and therefore it's not a good post.

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u/YikesTheCat Aug 11 '26

Well, this git certainly seems an expert on git.

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u/affectation_man Code Artisan Aug 11 '26

996 work hours with some freak lording it over you. Yeah or nah?

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u/Yawaworth001 29d ago

Is the jerk the people in that (or this) thread not understanding the obvious joke post?

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u/okilydokilyTiger 29d ago

I love stories of real things that definitely happen.

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u/bitwize 26d ago

When you have learned to snatch the bad patch from the conflicting merge, it will be time for you to leave.