▲ 122 ▼ What are some software red flags? (lemmy.fedioasis.cc) submitted 3 months ago by Cantaloupe@lemmy.fedioasis.cc to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 158 comments fedilink hide all child comments Have you ever found a GitHub project or anything that seemed nice and tempting to install until you dug a bit deeper? What are some red flags that should detur anyone from installing and running something?
[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 3 months ago (1 child) inline comments pointlessly describing some change, as if you want to know what that block of code used to do more than what it actually does? Oh, shit, am AI. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 child) Same, but only after my boss decides to change the functionality for the third time in half a year. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago Exactly. I worked on a interface where the elements where shift under conflicting business interests. The comments where a log of dates, person, and what they asked for as we worked on our side to build a case against the insanity. The comments listed not only what it clearly did but also what it had previously done. Then inevitably something comes in hours before a launch window and that part does not get its comment updated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 child) Same, but only after my boss decides to change the functionality for the third time in half a year. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago Exactly. I worked on a interface where the elements where shift under conflicting business interests. The comments where a log of dates, person, and what they asked for as we worked on our side to build a case against the insanity. The comments listed not only what it clearly did but also what it had previously done. Then inevitably something comes in hours before a launch window and that part does not get its comment updated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago Exactly. I worked on a interface where the elements where shift under conflicting business interests. The comments where a log of dates, person, and what they asked for as we worked on our side to build a case against the insanity. The comments listed not only what it clearly did but also what it had previously done. Then inevitably something comes in hours before a launch window and that part does not get its comment updated. permalink fedilink source parent