Why Software Development Is Like Time Travel

OK, I just like this analogy. As developer Elliot Loh puts it: "Always wanted to travel back in time to try fighting a younger version of yourself? Software development is the career for you!"

The lesson? Not commenting your own code makes everyone suffer, you included.

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    Hahahaha, that's quite true
    "Why the hell did I write it that way?!"

      Or quite possibly "Surely I didn't write that?!"

    As Glenn Frey from the Eagles said:

    "If I knew I was going to be signing this song for the next 30 years I might have written it a bit better ..."

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