Why is legacy code hell on earth?

SAME STATS, DIFFERENT IMPROVEMENTS...

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After 12 months of managing bugs developers A, B, and C changed their approach.

Whose change is an improvement❓ What's your answer❓

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More generally, the problem is domain independent.

I've never been so insulted by something I 100% agree with.

(From X: https://x.com/forrestbrazeal/status/1797643911516786986 )

All the shit I've had to deal with over the past year in this job has taught me one valuable lesson: How poorly the tech industry can at times treat women.

Being ignored, dismissed and spoken down to until you get upset, only to then be gaslit into thinking you're being unreasonable or overly emotional is an experience I wish we didn't have to deal with.

It's not only profoundly sexist, but it actively stifles innovation and people's willingness to speak up about problems.

Rant: I think a new interview question is in order for us.

"We have a programatically enforced code formatting standard we've been consistently using for years. Without seeing the output, will you want us to revisit it?"

If they answer anything other than "no," they fail.

I am SICK AND F'ING TIRED of developers fighting over code formatting. No one agrees on one single way.

Our way is both conventional and consistent. Deal with it.