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ceiphas@feddit.de · 66 pts · 2y (4 replies)

The bigger problem is, when the code works, but you think it shouldn't

BanjoShepard@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Yeah this is the scariest point in all of my projects.

kamenlady@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y

The true horror begins, when the customer calls for support, because some things are awkward, and you know instantly the cause, also that you will have to fix this now, 5 years later.

xpinchx@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I love that realization when I throw some hacky shit together and it somehow works first try.

When I try to be organized and meticulous nothing works and I eventually give up.

firelizzard@programming.dev · 6 pts · 2y

That sounds like a great way to set yourself up for spectacular failures down the road

gofsckyourself@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Theory is when you know everything but nothing works

I know it's "just a joke" but this makes no sense.

CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org · 5 pts · 2y

We know very exactly how the baby monster group in mathematics operates. It has no practical use as far as I'm aware (it doesn't work).

lugal@sopuli.xyz · 10 pts · 2y

The difference between theory and praxis is that in theory, there is no difference, but in praxis, there is

WILSOOON@programming.dev · 7 pts · 2y

This is a good one, although theory is a much better problem to have than practice

Wilzax@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

The difference between theory and practice is greater in practice than in theory.