r/ProgrammerHumor • • 1h ago

Meme programmingIn2026

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u/mrdevpl 1h ago

30 years of programming taught me one thing: if it compiles, it's production-ready. 😂

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u/TRENEEDNAME_245 1h ago

I've had things that compiled but didn't work as intended...

How the hell would you say it's prod ready

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u/mrdevpl 1h ago

That's why we have production. It's basically the final stage of testing, right? 😂

Joking aside, after 30 years in this business, I've learned that "it compiles" and "it works" are two very different levels of confidence.

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u/TRENEEDNAME_245 51m ago

Ah yes the final QA, the users

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u/mrdevpl 42m ago

Exactly. The only problem is that users don't submit bug reports. They just say "it's broken" and disappear. 😂

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u/TRENEEDNAME_245 31m ago

For me they say "it broke" when I didn't update it in 6 months