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@SidTheITGuy Programming under bad management is like driving a Ferrari through a swamp. You have brilliant ideas and a passion for clean code, but your manager can’t tell Java from JavaScript. Deadlines are set without understanding complexity, and priorities shift faster than a squirrel on espresso.
Endless meetings about meetings waste your time, resolving nothing. Feedback? Vague, contradictory, and demoralizing. Ever been told to "just make it work" without support or resources? It’s like building a skyscraper with a pocket knife.
And when things go wrong, guess who gets blamed? Not the unrealistic expectations or incoherent direction from the top, but the developers. Clearly, it’s the code’s fault, not the lack of proper management. It's enough to make you want to throw your keyboard out the window. -
@Grumm Excuse me, while I go and have a nice vomit.
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@SidTheITGuy Something written by a bot isn't that nice looking :D
But that is the future I guess... -
@Grumm I'm game with them telling me to "just make it work" (I prefer that cuz then they stay out of it and I can go much faster). the issue is when I did and then I'm blamed for making it work and then someone in a public room goes "WE CANT CHANGE THE ARCHITECTURE FOR YOU AGAIN" but they refused to answer any of my questions about the possibility of there being existing architecture and I didn't change the architecture ever before -.-
also I reserve the right to skip all meetings
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The Coding Apocalypse: A Dev's Rant
June 14, 2024
Okay, gather ’round, fellow code warriors, because it’s time for a good ol' developer rant. If you're reading this, chances are you’ve already faced the dragon that is modern software development, and you’re somehow still using "Agile" as a life preserver while the ship is sinking. So let's dive into the chaos that our world has become.
Here’s the thing: We’re living in a paradox where every other day there's a shiny new framework promising to be the “ultimate solution” while ignoring that it's just recoil from the last big mess. I mean, can we talk about JavaScript for a second? I’m pretty sure if you stand still long enough, a new JavaScript framework will spontaneously generate from the void. Do we really need another one?
And don’t get me started on Sprint Planning. It’s like playing Tetris with stones while blindfolded, hoping that all the blocks land perfectly. Spoiler: They don’t. The product manager’s eyes glaze over as they nod approvingly to your estimates, secretly extending deadlines in their minds. The 'flexible' deadlines then become rigid, unattainable goals, and who gets the heat? The devs, of course.
Also, can we address the insanity of microservices? Sure, splitting a monolith into microservices sounds fun—until you’re drowning in API calls and Docker containers. Debugging a distributed system is like trying to untangle a pair of headphones made of spaghetti.
Oh, and if one more person asks if we’re "leveraging AI" and "blockchain technology" for our simple CRUD app, I might lose it. Sometimes, folks, the wheel doesn’t need reinventing. It just needs a little grease.
Finally, remote work. Blessing and curse. Sure, I enjoy the freedom of working in my PJs, but the endless Zoom calls are killing my soul. Breakout rooms? More like breakdown rooms. The Slack notifications? Let’s just say my sound settings have a hair trigger on mute these days.
So here’s to us, the devs. The ones who stare into the abyss of JIRA tickets and laugh in the face of mounting tech debt. May your coffee be strong, your code refactored, and your deployments ever in your favor.
End rant. Back to the trenches. 🚀💻
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