I'm going to try to illustrate the reality of a developer's life. This post is a translation of another post written in Spanish.

When you upload something to the production environment:

When you solve a problem without Googling:

When you close your IDE without saving the code:

When you try to fix a bug at 3AM:

When your regular expression returns what you expect:

When my boss told me that the module I've been working on will never be used:

When I show my boss that I've fixed a bug:

When I upload a code without tests and it works as expected:

When marketing folks show developers what they've sold:

The first time you apply a CSS to a web page:

When the sysadmin gives you root access:

When you run your script the first time after several hours working on it:

When you go on weekend and everyone else is at the office trying to fix all the issues:

When your boss finds someone to fix a critical bug:

When you receive extra pay if your project ends before deadline:

When something that worked on Friday doesn't work on Monday:

When you develop without specifications:

When your boss tells you that "tests are for those who don't know how to code":

When you update a database script and note that you have deleted the whole database:





Have you ever had one of these experiences? I hope so :D If not, you may not be a developer ;)



