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Re:How Smart People Sabotage Their Success by _Schizotypy on Thursday November 15, 2018 @10:55AM (#18460228)
Sometimes I feel like whining about someone else's crap code is enjoyable in itself.
Re:How Smart People Sabotage Their Success by le-mark on Thursday November 15, 2018 @12:20PM (#18461176)
Until you realize it's code you wrote. Happened to me when our children were little. There were large parts of a system I'd written, sleep deprived, that I had no recollection of writing. Version control said I did, but I didn't remember it.
Re:How Smart People Sabotage Their Success by Skrillex on Thursday November 15, 2018 @02:19PM (#18462320)
That can make it even better, particularly if you can remember why you were making the decisions that you did.
Re:How Smart People Sabotage Their Success by ptr on Thursday November 15, 2018 @02:44PM (#18462580)
Yes! It's actually great -- you can rant as hard as you want because you know the author won't be upset.
Re:How Smart People Sabotage Their Success by _Schizotypy on Friday November 16, 2018 @03:28PM (#18471700)
Oh but the author is upset, just with themselves