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631 points kiyanwang | 1 comments | 09 Apr 25 06:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.217s | source
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continuational ◴[09 Apr 25 07:54 UTC] No.43629848[source]▶
I think this "good devs don't complain" mentality risks real issues being overlooked and left unaddressed.
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OvbiousError ◴[09 Apr 25 08:17 UTC] No.43629982[source]▶
The full quote being

> Most developers blame the software, other people, their dog, or the weather for flaky, seemingly “random” bugs. > The best devs don’t. > No matter how erratic or mischievous the behavior of a computer seems, there is always a logical explanation: you just haven’t found it yet!

I don't see how you can conclude from that that real issues would be overlooked? I interpret this to be the opposite.

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nindalf ◴[09 Apr 25 08:39 UTC] No.43630092[source]▶
If you can’t make a COBOL stack work it means you’re a bad developer. Don’t complain, make it work!
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1. bigstrat2003 ◴[09 Apr 25 17:01 UTC] No.43634467[source]▶
This is unironically true. There's nothing wrong with wanting to use different tools which are better suited for the task. There's nothing wrong with trying to convince people "this tool isn't right for the job, let's switch". But after all that, if the decision is to stick with COBOL (whatever the reason may be) - a good professional does the best they can with it. If you can't suck it up and write stuff in COBOL, you aren't a very good developer.