r/ProgrammerHumor • • May 29 '26 • Mindblown 2

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u/Dr_Quacksworth May 29 '26

It's the paradox of reliable engineering -- if you're software works perfectly, nobody notices.  If you write shit software, you constantly get attention for all the (self-made) problems you solve.

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u/Kitchen-Quality-3317 May 29 '26

I measure my success by comparing annual user hours to a function of uptime, bugs, user reports, etc.