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  • xthexder@l.sw0.com
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    2 months ago

    Yep, sadly I’ve been exposed to a few such codebases before. I certainly learned a lot about how NOT to design a project.

    You’ve been at it longer than I have, but I’ve already had coworkers look at me like I’m a wizard for decoding their error message. You do get a feel for where the important parts of the error actually are over time. So much scrolling though…

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      2 months ago

      You do get a feel for where the important parts of the error actually are

      Yes, after decades of scanning large pages of text - code, errors, logs, search results, etc - a programmers ability to apply pattern recognition to screens of letters can be truly remarkable.

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      Yes, I have my share of coworkers asking me when they run into problems, too. They even ask me when they have Windows problems. And I don’t do Windows - I do Linux and embedded systems.