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I love it when hacky programming is compared to witchcraft, because it describes the feeling of reading and writing it. Reminds me of the "technical interview"
by yccs27 4y ago
I love it when hacky programming is compared to witchcraft, because it describes the feeling of reading and writing it.
Reminds me of the "technical interview" [0] from yesterday‘s front page.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35120084 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35120084
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