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2013-05-05 - Developer's Life

Ninja-fixing a bug 10 minutes before the demo for client
Ninja-fixing a bug 10 minutes before the demo for client
When a bug goes unnoticed during a presentation
When a bug goes unnoticed during a presentation
When a friend of mine asks me to fix his website built with Joomla
When a friend of mine asks me to fix his website built with Joomla
When a misformed sql query actually returns me the correct results
When a misformed sql query actually returns me the correct results
When a newbie suggests to add a new feature to project
When a newbie suggests to add a new feature to project
When a thing that worked on Friday no longer works on Monday
When a thing that worked on Friday no longer works on Monday
When after a big update I test the new site with IE
When after a big update I test the new site with IE
When after a productive day I'm so confident that I think I can handle parkour tricks on the way home
When after a productive day I'm so confident that I think I can handle parkour tricks on the way home
When asked to lend a hand on a Friday afternoon
When asked to lend a hand on a Friday afternoon
When customer wants to change specification 2 days before pushing to production
When customer wants to change specification 2 days before pushing to production
When I am asked about something from the 900 pages of documentation
When I am asked about something from the 900 pages of documentation
When I am asked to continue work of a newbie colleague
When I am asked to continue work of a newbie colleague
When I am the only one to notice a bug on friday night
When I am the only one to notice a bug on friday night
When I apply a new CSS for the first time
When I apply a new CSS for the first time
When I did a good job and the client is happy
When I did a good job and the client is happy
When I find a solution without searching Google
When I find a solution without searching Google
When I find out that someone has accidentally overwritten my changes in git
When I find out that someone has accidentally overwritten my changes in git
When I go off for the weekend while everyone else is still trying to fix bugs
When I go off for the weekend while everyone else is still trying to fix bugs
When I launch my script for the first time after several hours of development
When I launch my script for the first time after several hours of development
When I manage to replace 200 lines of the algorithm by only 10 lines
When I manage to replace 200 lines of the algorithm by only 10 lines
When I notice I was editing production code and I quickly correct my errors
When I notice I was editing production code and I quickly correct my errors
When I realize that I have been blocked for two hours because of a forgotten semicolon
When I realize that I have been blocked for two hours because of a forgotten semicolon
When I return to development of my code that wasn't commented
When I return to development of my code that wasn't commented
When I see someone commit 500 files to fix one bug
When I see someone commit 500 files to fix one bug
When I show the boss that I have finally fixed this bug
When I show the boss that I have finally fixed this bug
When I start coding without doing analysis first
When I start coding without doing analysis first
When I try a solution without reading the docs first
When I try a solution without reading the docs first
When I try to fix a bug at 3 in the morning
When I try to fix a bug at 3 in the morning
When I'm deploying code to production
When I'm deploying code to production
When I'm told that my code is broken in production
When I'm told that my code is broken in production
When I'm told that the module on which I have worked all the week will never be used
When I'm told that the module on which I have worked all the week will never be used
When my regex returned exactly what I expected
When my regex returned exactly what I expected
When my script finally worked
When my script finally worked
When project manager thinks that I can handle whole project all by myself
When project manager thinks that I can handle whole project all by myself
When sysadmin finally gives us the root access
When sysadmin finally gives us the root access
When the app goes into beta and the first bug reports arrive
When the app goes into beta and the first bug reports arrive
When the boss announces a bonus if the project is completed before the deadline
When the boss announces a bonus if the project is completed before the deadline
When the boss is looking for someone to urgently fix a difficult bug
When the boss is looking for someone to urgently fix a difficult bug
When the client tries to click on the mockups
When the client tries to click on the mockups
When the code that I have not tested on dev works perfectly in production
When the code that I have not tested on dev works perfectly in production
When the intern tells me that the tests are for those who can not program
When the intern tells me that the tests are for those who can not program
When the project manager enters the office
When the project manager enters the office
When the project manager suddenly looks on my screen
When the project manager suddenly looks on my screen
When the sales people announce they have sold our product to the customer
When the sales people announce they have sold our product to the customer
When they me ask if I have tested it
When they me ask if I have tested it
When they tell me the website has to be supported by IE6
When they tell me the website has to be supported by IE6