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		treis on July 29, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Phrases in computing that might need retiring Simply because it's a lot nicer to say than "my predecessor did dumb stuff". Especially when the predecessor is still around and outranks you.

kyriakos on July 30, 2022 [–]

The predecessor or old self did dumb stuff because of being pressured to deliver something quickly and had to cut corners. I don't see how he'd be offended that now it's time to go back and do it properly.

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