[cryptica]

This is a perfect example of a developer blaming themselves when in fact the real problem is that the tool is too complex with too many moving parts and that's why it breaks all the time.

If you're a driver and your car keeps breaking down constantly, you wouldn't open up the hood each time, slap your forehead and say "It's OK, it's only the camshaft phase variator this time!" You rightly expect the car to just work. If the car breaks often, it means it's shit; simple as that. The solution is to buy a better car. And there is no excuse in this case because plain JavaScript is 100% free.

[bauerd]

Not blaming myself, just grateful for getting this mess fixed. I cannot imagine working with tech like this on a daily basis, I'd probably ragequit in half a year

[cryptica]

Ah yep. I know how it feels to solve some random useless problem that shouldn't even exist in the first place. It still feels great (like solving any other real problem). But it's a psychological trap that makes you feel more invested in the horrible technology which created the problem in the first place.

It's like filling out useless bureaucratic government forms. You still get a hit of satisfaction once you finish filling them out even though deep down you know it was a massive waste of time and the whole process could have been much simpler.

[bauerd]

Technological Stockholm syndrome