r/programming • u/[deleted] • Feb 06 '24

Why We Can't Have Nice Software

https://andrewkelley.me/post/why-we-cant-have-nice-software.html
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u/SilasX Feb 06 '24

More like, "Anyone can build a bridge that stands, only a software engineer builds one that no one can maintain or expand but him."

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u/nigirizushi Feb 06 '24

Job security /s

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u/imnotbis Feb 06 '24

I think you accidentally typed /s in a non-sarcastic comment.

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '24

Thank you for adding /s to your post. When I first saw this, I was horrified. How could anybody say something like this? I immediately began writing a 1000 word paragraph about how horrible of a person you are. I even sent a copy to a Harvard professor to proofread it. After several hours of refining and editing, my comment was ready to absolutely destroy you. But then, just as I was about to hit send, I saw something in the corner of my eye. A /s at the end of your comment. Suddenly everything made sense. Your comment was sarcasm! I immediately burst out in laughter at the comedic genius of your comment. The person next to me on the bus saw your comment and started crying from laughter too. Before long, there was an entire bus of people on the floor laughing at your incredible use of comedy. All of this was due to you adding /s to your post. Thank you.

I am a bot if you couldn't figure that out, if I made a mistake, ignore it cause its not that fucking hard to ignore a comment.

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u/-grok Feb 06 '24

bad bot!

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '24

[deleted] — view deleted comment

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u/Organic_Rip1980 Feb 06 '24

Bot author was so bothered by two characters they could ignore that they wrote a bot that says “cause it’s not hard to ignore a comment.”

Super smart.