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Re:Nobody ever gets credit for fixing problems that never ha... by Scoundreller on Thursday February 22, 2024 @05:45PM (#39474380)
don't even need to half a$$ it, just use timebombs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_bomb_(software)

Usually only works if you're the only dev, unless you get creative with counters like the original devs that made some nice cash fixing it all for y2k

(officially: don't do this)

Re:Nobody ever gets credit for fixing problems that never ha... by kevindamm on Thursday February 22, 2024 @07:26PM (#39475284)
2038 is getting closer every year...
Re:Nobody ever gets credit for fixing problems that never ha... by staunton on Friday February 23, 2024 @03:29AM (#39478243)
The AI will analyze your codebase next year and the company will sue you if you do stuff like that...