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abraxas ◴[] No.44382663[source]
An old Dilbert cartoon had the pointy haired boss declare monetary rewards for every fixed bug in their product. Wally went back to his desk murmuring "today I'm going to code me a minivan!"
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bravesoul2 ◴[] No.44383674[source]
Sorry what's the minivan reference?
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1. amoshebb ◴[] No.44383938[source]
it's just a stand-in for "expensive but relatable purchase". He's saying "I'm about to write so many bugs that the sum reward will be in the tens of thousands"
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2. windward ◴[] No.44385989[source]
It's also foolish. Any true PHB has caps on bonuses linked to output that would be too low to enable a minivan.