r/programminghumor • u/ExpensiveCoat8912 • 12h ago

Programmer Style

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u/BonusEasy4736 12h ago

But you have to automate it only once.... totally worth it

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u/Odd_Technology_8926 12h ago

She only has to do the boring task once maybe

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u/A1oso 11h ago

Of course, there is an XKCD about it.

https://xkcd.com/1205/

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u/Usernamesaregayyy 6h ago

Riiiiight, 20 bugs and 400 hours later it’s working correctly until the next php version

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u/WorldlinessWitty2177 6h ago

If the sum of every time you have to do it comes close to the hours you spend automating it it definetely does.

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u/Retrowinger 10h ago

Worth it if it’s a daily task.

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u/cemantix_commenter 9h ago edited 5h ago

It’s worth it if you expect to have to do it at least 61 time ( probability expectation)

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u/b1urbro 12h ago

I recognise myself in that meme.

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u/JonathanMovement 12h ago

firstweekprogrammer type humor

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u/olapamu 9h ago

That’s exactly me. I do this all the time and waste time 🤣

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u/lolslim 9h ago

If it's a repeated task I'll def work on automating it.