'Just a small change,' they said. It will be 'easy,' they said. 🫠
Published: (January 13, 2026 at 08:03 AM EST)
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Source: Dev.to
Source: Dev.to
Overview
Me, starting a new project: Optimistic, caffeinated, ready to build the future.✨
Me, finding out it’s a codebase from 2008 with no documentation and comments like “DO NOT TOUCH THIS OR EVERYTHING BREAKS”: 💀
We’ve all been there. That moment when a “quick fix” turns into an archaeological dig of ancient dependencies.