Build a man a fire, and he’ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life. – Terry Pratchett
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There isn’t a way things should be. There’s just what happens, and what we do. – Terry Pratchett, “A Hat Full of Sky”
“Should”We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. – Oscar Wilde
I’m always looking at the starsScience is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. – Immanuel Kant
Wisdom is organized lifeFriends, developers, countrymen, lend me your stacks! I come to bury these requirements, not to rehash them. The evil that sprints do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their deployment; so let it be with sprint 4.
Shakespeare was a front-end devFor me, formal is when I wear clothes that can’t be folded. – Me
Formal$c: Can you guys look at this programming logic and make sure it’s right?
$s: Sure, but maybe you should include $otherDev too, since he’s more familiar with that language.
$c: I’ve already tested the logic, it works flawlessly. I don’t need an “expert” to look at it.
$s: So the plan is to ask “amateurs,” and then if it’s wrong blame us?
$c: No, why would it be wrong?
Being an adult sucks. That’s why I’ve opted for “chronologically responsible immaturity.” – Me
I win at adulting. Sometimes.$dev: CSS is like a new set of clothes, it changes the way the website looks.
$manglement: So are you telling me that every change in CSS changes the way the website looks?
$dev: Yes, that’s exactly right.
$manglement: Can you make CSS changes that don’t change the way the website looks?
$dev: Can you put on a completely different shirt but still not change the way you look?
$manglement: Of course not.
$dev: Exactly. CSS is like the shirt of the website.
$manglement: Well you should have just explained it like that.