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It is not a new fad; programmers have complained about this management practice since at least the 1970s.
by cdogl 3y ago
It is not a new fad; programmers have complained about this management practice since at least the 1970s.
- dartos 3y agoIt’s an old fad become new again.
- bryanlarsen 3y ago1995: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/k5hka0/bug_free_programs_a_dilbert_classic/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/k5hka0/bug... 19th century: the cobra effect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive
- Someone 3y agoEvidence from 1982: “-2000 Lines Of Code” (https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Negative_2000_Lines_Of_Code.txt https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&stor...)