I was pretty proud of some software hacks I did in the early years of my career, but later came to the conclusion that it's always better to avoid using such tr

I was pretty proud of some software hacks I did in the early years of my career, but later came to the conclusion that it's always better to avoid using such tricks. I'd still use them if there just was no other way - or if I needed a time-critical band-aid that stops the bleeding for now, while I work on a proper fix. But these days I feel more ashamed rather than proud afterwards...