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JustSomeNobody on March 14, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Things I've learned about writing software after 1...

"Why is it so damn difficult to write software that doesn't explode if you don't hold your tongue at the right angle?"

Hubris mostly.

dasil003 on March 14, 2015 [–]

I don't know, it takes a certain amount of hubris to write any software at all.

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