CDC: to avoid the spread of the coronavirus, self-isolate and stay indoors, avoiding other people
Programmer: I’ve been preparing for this my whole life
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard?
Dad: that should've been you
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not asking for a Software Engineer to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Dad: Go and see if “copying and pasting from Stack Overflow" helps
Never ask permission to refactor. Never ask permission to write tests. You do these things because you KNOW they are the best way to go fast.
When you ask permission, you are asking someone else to take responsibility for your actions.
Debugging is like an onion. There are multiple layers to it, and the more you peel them back, the more likely you're going to start crying at inappropriate times.