When I realize the docs haven’t been updated in the last 3 major versions ⌘ Read more
When I find a solution on Stack Overflow and remember the good old days ⌘ Read more
When the manager tells me the bug is top priority even though it’s been around for 6 months ⌘ Read more
When I learn that the admin password is admin123 ⌘ Read more
When I manage to reproduce the bug that was reported to me ⌘ Read more
When I run npm install and get 847 vulnerabilities ⌘ Read more
When I have to debug code with zero comments written by someone who already left the company ⌘ Read more
When I find a console.log(“test”) in the senior dev’s code who preaches best practices ⌘ Read more
When the prod server goes down for no particular reason ⌘ Read more
When a coworker mass-commits 47 files with the single message “fix” ⌘ Read more
When the designer asks if we can make the logo move a bit more dynamically ⌘ Read more
When my unit test passes locally but fails on CI ⌘ Read more
When my regex finally works perfectly ⌘ Read more
When someone asks me why we’re still using PHP ⌘ Read more
When the manager asks for a status update even though they skipped the daily that just ended ⌘ Read more
When I finally understand what that bash script I wrote 3 months ago actually does ⌘ Read more
When I realize the “quick fix” from 2019 is already 7 years old ⌘ Read more
When the sales rep promises a feature that doesn’t exist yet ⌘ Read more
When I have to explain for the umpteenth time why we can’t “just add a button” ⌘ Read more
When I head into the weekend after helping another team fix their bug ⌘ Read more
When I finally understand what a library function does thanks to my pair ⌘ Read more
When the director walks past me and I pretend to be thinking very seriously ⌘ Read more
When the senior dev tells me about their worst prod incident during a coffee break ⌘ Read more
When I reread yesterday’s code and regret my entire approach ⌘ Read more
When a coworker’s code crashes because of a hardcoded “Sure, here’s what should fix the bug:” ⌘ Read more
When the build passes even though I had completely lost hope ⌘ Read more
When the sales rep suddenly comes to grab us for a client meeting ⌘ Read more
When I realize I was working on the wrong branch ⌘ Read more
When I find out someone changed the project config without telling anyone ⌘ Read more
When I finally understand the bug I was stuck on right after leaving the office ⌘ Read more
When I come out of a painful production deployment and I’m told there will be another one tomorrow ⌘ Read more
When a ticket comes back even though I confidently closed it ⌘ Read more
When my demo only works when no one is watching ⌘ Read more
When I discover the docs were never updated ⌘ Read more
When I restart a service and everything goes back to normal ⌘ Read more
When a “simple” ticket starts taking way more time than expected ⌘ Read more
When I rerun the exact same command hoping for a different result ⌘ Read more
When I have to explain the project to someone who just joined ⌘ Read more
When I realize the issue was caused by the cache all along ⌘ Read more
When the CI fails even though I didn’t change anything ⌘ Read more
When I start a long build and begin staring at the screen ⌘ Read more
When I stumble upon a warning that’s been ignored for far too long ⌘ Read more
When a coworker who’s about to leave forwards me all their unresolved tickets ⌘ Read more
When the client sends me their list of “just 2 or 3 small things to fix” ⌘ Read more
When the sysadmin starts typing the prod password in front of me ⌘ Read more
When we’re asked if we really tested everything before our emergency release ⌘ Read more
When the sales rep starts telling me about a contract 200 km away from home ⌘ Read more
When it’s the end of the day and my code breaks right before I leave. ⌘ Read more
When I’m about to dive into a massive debugging session ⌘ Read more
When the request isn’t exactly clear but I still manage to deliver what was expected ⌘ Read more
When I join a meeting right after the lunch break. ⌘ Read more
When I take a closer look at the code of the project I’m about to take over. ⌘ Read more
When I try to make my technical point heard during the team meeting. ⌘ Read more
When I realize all my test INSERTs were run on the production database. ⌘ Read more
When they ask how I fixed the bug but it was actually ChatGPT who did it. ⌘ Read more
When our biggest client praises me in front of the boss ⌘ Read more
When the managers are impressed by something I threw together at the last minute ⌘ Read more
When I hear the sales rep commit to a deadline in front of the client ⌘ Read more
When I understand absolutely nothing from the code my AI just generated for me ⌘ Read more
When the boss clicks on a button that hasn’t been implemented yet during the demo ⌘ Read more
When I’ve spent the whole day handling support tickets ⌘ Read more
When the new consultant asks if I can help him move forward on a challenging topic ⌘ Read more
When I try to find a command buried somewhere in my history ⌘ Read more
When we run a mass update and the database just can’t handle it ⌘ Read more
When the API I’m using returns an error code with no explanation ⌘ Read more
When I’m told I’ll be in charge of the database redesign ⌘ Read more
When I patch in production and nothing changes ⌘ Read more
When I pasted the AI-generated code without changing a thing ⌘ Read more
When my script isn’t optimized but still works anyway ⌘ Read more
When I take a look at the error logs ⌘ Read more
When I restart a service and everything goes back to normal ⌘ Read more
When I have to urgently step in on a project I’ve never touched before ⌘ Read more
When I’ve added a ternary operator in my code ⌘ Read more
When I fix a bug and the behavior gets even weirder ⌘ Read more
When I finally get my coffee after a long debugging session ⌘ Read more
When I try to explain my bug to the lead dev but he’s already convinced the issue is elsewhere ⌘ Read more
When the boss presents the new project we’re starting the year with ⌘ Read more
When the director walks through the office and my head hurts too much to work ⌘ Read more
When I’m one of the few working during the New Year break and show up late ⌘ Read more
When it’s the end of the year and also the end of my maintenance contract with our most annoying client ⌘ Read more
When I’m alone on break with the boss and he tries to make “dev jokes” ⌘ Read more
When a colleague keeps touching my screen while explaining something ⌘ Read more
When a client demands a delivery before the end of the year ⌘ Read more
When the lead dev tells me he fixed a couple of bugs in my project over the holidays ⌘ Read more
When I import more dependencies than I need to start my new project ⌘ Read more
When I see all the requests the sales guy sent out on Christmas Eve ⌘ Read more
When a teammate lists all last week’s incidents I now have to deal with ⌘ Read more
When I return to a project after several weeks ⌘ Read more
When I quickly test something in production ⌘ Read more
When I’m alone at the office after Christmas ⌘ Read more
When I think about all the support questions I’ll get again during Christmas dinner ⌘ Read more
When I have to explain our technical choice to someone who’s not technical at all ⌘ Read more
When I run a script and stare at the terminal the whole time ⌘ Read more
When the build finally passes after my last change ⌘ Read more
When the user tells me “it was working before” ⌘ Read more
When I realize the cause of my bug just after leaving the office ⌘ Read more
When the CI fails for a completely obscure reason ⌘ Read more
When a “quick” ticket ends up taking over the whole week ⌘ Read more
When I see staging looks nothing like production ⌘ Read more
When production runs all day without an incident after a major fix ⌘ Read more