meme #815

The5StagesofDebugging Atsomepointineachofourlives,wemustfaceerrorsinourcode. Debuggingis anatural healingprocess tohelpusthrough thesetimes. debuggingwilleventuallycometoanend. Denial Thisstage is often characterized by suchphrases as "What?That'simpossible,"or"Iknowthisisright."A any code,"just in case." Bargaining/Self-Blame Severalprogramming errorsareuncoveredandthe programmerfeelsstupidandguiltyforhavingmade them.Bargainingiscommon:"ifIfixthis,willyou please compile？"Also,"Ionlyhave 14errorstogo! Anger #@$！ Crypticerrormessagessendtheprogrammerintoa rage.This stage is accompanied by an hours-long andprofanity-filled diatribe aboutthelimitations of thelanguagedirectedatwhomeverwilllisten. Depression Followingtheoutburst,theprogrammerbecomes awarethathourshavegonebyunproductivelyand thereisstillnosolutioninsight.Theprogrammer becomeslistless.Postureoftendeteriorates. Acceptance Theprogrammerfinallyaccepts thesituation,declares thebug a“feature",and goes toplay some Quake.

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