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My Favourite Diff
I want to tell the story of one of my favourite diffs I’ve ever committed. It’s probably not the “best” by any objective measure, but it’s a personal favourite and makes for a good story to boot.
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Accidentally Saving the Day
Several years ago, when I was a junior engineer just out of university, a PM wandered by my desk on his way to a meeting one morning. “Uh, hey, we’re having a meeting about Project Jabberwocky, uh, right now, can you come?” He was already past my desk and did a last-second pivot to extend the invitation. I was…