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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Often enough, the old code is so badly intertwined that it's impossible to actually test. Those are the moments where all you can do is nuke it from orbit.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well I was going for that... They will surrender before they do any changes.