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01
May
2013

The law of Futility of Avoidance

categories: Developer Hell
Cisco Spaghetti
(Photo: Christopher Macsurak)

Given enough time, you will end up becoming responsible for supporting and maintaining the very system you’re the most desperate to avoid.

Day 43
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