The Sacred "Don't Touch That Code" Doctrine
A rusty metal fire escape hangs oddly on the exterior wall of a gray multi-story building. The caption reads "WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS DOES BUT THE APPLICATION CRASHES IF YOU REMOVE IT," expressing a programmer's helpless self-mockery about legacy code.
Good for
- when a coworker wants to delete mystery code
- inheriting a legacy project and afraid to touch it
- explaining why weird code stays
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