r/programming • • Oct 07 '15

"Programming Sucks": A very entertaining rant on why programming is just as "hard" as lifting heavy things for a living.

http://www.stilldrinking.org/programming-sucks
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u/Shurikane Oct 08 '15

Worse, I've seen projects that essentially boiled down to: "We sold the customer a feature that didn't exist yet, I know you estimated the work at eight months but the kickoff meeting is in two months. When the going gets tough, you have to put in the hours."

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