• Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radio
    4·
    1 month ago

    I can absolutely guarantee that you are not the only person to have spent quality time getting to know the intimate backwaters of a codebase tracking down a bug that you introduced whilst tracking down a bug.

    Source: I’ve been writing software for over 40 years.

  • I Cast Fist@programming.dev
    2·
    1 month ago

    A colleague is currently checking why the testing environment was uploading files to the production environment. A number of employees’ photos now show Goku

  • driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br
    1·
    1 month ago

    Years ago I was studying webdev and couldn’t make a js code to work. After weeks fighting against it I decided to install another browser and it worked there instantly, but in my regular browser still refuse to work. After a couple of more hours trying ro see why in one browser worked and nor the other found that I had the js blocker active all the time along.

  • Sjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    1 month ago

    Today I spent multiple hours trying to debug a timezone issue in a codebase. The timezone I was testing with was Etc/GMT+4, which I had assumed was four hours ahead of GMT. Turns out, it’s actually 4 hours behind GMT 🤦‍♂️

    • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
      0·
      1 month ago

      I cannot express how much I hate that timezones aren’t flipped. 12:00+02:00 should be equal to 14:00+00:00 like a math equation!