Timing issues in legacy codebases
Three-panel Simpsons comic: a red-haired man points at a Krusty poster reading 'sleep()' and says 'I don't like this sleep()'. Bart suggests removing it, but the wall collapses, and he calmly says 'It's a load bearing sleep()'. Expresses fear of touching legacy code.
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“I don't like this sleep()” “It's a load bearing sleep()”
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- When asked to refactor legacy code
- One line change breaks everything
- Friday afternoon touching prod config
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