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Manager: I don’t understand what is so complicated about this feature. Under a certain set of conditions do one thing, under a separate set of conditions do another. It’s just an if else statement! Those take seconds to write!

Dev: The problem is the memory required to calculate the conditions is quite cumbersome

Manager: Well then find a faster way! It’s just an if else!

Dev: …

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  • 10
    It's simple, man!! Even he can do it /s
  • 7
    It's just ones and zeros
  • 8
    @GeorgeBool That doesn’t go over so well.
  • 6
    @GeorgeBool 👀I've come close.

    @Root that whole, they hold the paycheck problem.
  • 5
    Bro just write an ternary operator and your are done. Then tell the manager to find if and else statement in the code lol
  • 13
    @C0D4 It’s glorious when they have no choice but to put up with you, though.

    I was occasionally cruel to the Asshole CEO of Hell, and each time it made my week. (And in the end, I left and he couldn’t replace me. Bye bye company! 🥰)
  • 2
    Just give him a typewriter. Given infinite time even a monkey can find the 0's and 1's to fix that.
  • 3
    @LinusCDE No, JS devs cannot.
  • 0
    You have the best manager stories. Is it all the same idiot?
  • 2
    @Lensflare Cheers! It’s a combination of a couple of idiots over the years
  • 2
    "Exactly. You don't understand what is so complicated about it, but I do. Which is why *I'm* the programmer,and *you* the manager."
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