I am such a geek

for I did rofl mightily when I read:

do {

Dammit! Our last project was a failure (and it started out so well). Things were fine at the beginning, when the code and user base was small and we all knew all of it. The trouble was the new requirements and the developer turnover. In the end I just legged it and now maintenance team keeps it alive.

Anyway, I know our next project will be a success. We’ve learnt our lessons. There’s this new methodology that changes everything and means that we’ll be able to do it properly this time…

} while (!retired)

(Except for the minor fact I’m in the maintenance team…)

Come on, ‘fess up which of the rest of you laughed too.


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2 responses to “I am such a geek”

  1. Although I wasn’t in the development team, I feel the person’s pain. But, I’m chuckling none the less.

  2. Nope – too close to be really funny. I did have a wry smile, tho’

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