10 hard truths developers must learn to accept [Video]

From scope creep to bitrot to users with minds all their own, programming offers an array of bitter pills to swallow

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On most days, programming is a rewarding experience, with no problem too challenging to solve. Perseverance, intuition, the right tool — they all come together seamlessly to produce elegant, beautiful code.

But then a botched deployment, yet another feature request, or a poorly documented update with crippling dependencies comes crashing headlong into the dream.

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Sure, we might wish our every effort had enduring impact, that the services our apps rely on would be rock-solid, that we would get the respect we deserve, if only from those who should know better. But the cold, harsh realities of programming get in the way.

That doesn’t mean the effort isn’t worth it. But it does mean we have some hard …