Cynical - Software

The art of creating cynical software!

• User: “How do I export a PDF?”
• Bitterly: “You don’t. Not today. The export module is feeling undervalued. Try again after lunch. Or don’t. I’m not your manager.”

But you will also teach your users to hate you. You will train them to be suspicious, to use burner cards, to click “Reject All” without reading. You will accelerate the arms race. cynical software

Being a cynical developer doesn't mean you're unhappy; it means you're prepared. When you stop assuming everything will go right, you finally gain the freedom to build systems that rarely go wrong. The art of creating cynical software