Life in IT is full of both minor and major challenges. Sometimes it feels like one wrong button click can destroy the entire universe… or at least production.
We've gathered some classic situations from a developer's daily life. Think about what you would choose — cool or cringe? And then check out what we picked.
Ready? Let’s go!
- Pushing to prod on Friday evening — cool or cringe? (Cringe. The risk of bugs skyrockets, so it's better to plan releases earlier in the week.)
- Delaying a release “just to polish the design” — cool or cringe? (Cringe. The release must be ready and tested, and that “polish” can be added in the next patch.)
- A junior dev pushing straight to prod — cool or cringe? (Cringe. Even in a test environment, control and code review are essential.)
- Commits with the text “fix” — cool or cringe? (Cringe. Clear commit messages save time and nerves for the whole team.)
- Code without unit tests — cool or cringe? (Cringe. Testing is crucial, even for small features.)
- Stack Overflow open 24/7 — cool or cringe? (Cool. Even experts sometimes need inspiration or quick solutions.)
- A work chat with zero memes — cool or cringe? (Cringe. A bit of humor keeps team spirit alive.)
- One DevOps engineer handling five projects — cool or cringe? (Cringe. That’s a straight road to burnout and poor support quality.)
- Dark theme for your IDE — cool or cringe? (Cool. It saves your eyes and your mood.)
- Memes in Jira comments — cool or cringe? (Cool. As long as they’re appropriate and bring a smile to the team.)
And remember — code can always be rewritten, but team morale is priceless. So don’t hold back: add a meme to the chat, switch to dark mode, and maybe grab another cup of coffee.
