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Sylwia Laskowska
Sylwia Laskowska

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Signs you’ve been coding for too long (and maybe need a nap 😅)

Something light for the weekend... You know you’ve been in dev mode for way too long when…

Coffee stops working — you’re not drinking it for energy anymore, just for emotional support.

🐛 You start talking to bugs like they’re colleagues.

“Oh, you again? I thought I fixed you last sprint.”

🦆 The rubber duck understands you better than your manager.
And honestly, it deserves a raise.

💡 You solve a bug at 2:37 AM, whisper “finally!”, then forget what the fix was by morning.

🎯 You open your laptop ‘just to check one thing’ on Saturday, and suddenly it’s Sunday evening.

🔄 You rename the same variable six times, and each version makes less sense than the last.

data, newData, finalData, finalData_v2, data_final_FIX, final_final_REALLY_FINAL.

🔥 You fix one issue — three new ones appear.
You’re not debugging anymore; you’re fighting mythical creatures.

💬 You say “it works on my machine” like a daily affirmation.

🧩 Your code compiles, and you celebrate like you just won a Grammy.

And yet… somehow, after all that chaos, all those late nights,
all those tiny wins and endless refactors —
you still love it. You still come back.
Because nothing beats the moment when something finally works. ❤️‍🔥

So yeah, maybe you’re tired. Maybe you’ve been staring at the screen for too long.
But you’re also a builder, a problem-solver, and a caffeine-powered optimist.

Take a break. Then come back and break things again. 😉

💬 Which one hit closest to home?

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