Ty for mentioning Y2K here. There is still a widespread myth among the non-technical that Y2K was no big deal because nothing bad happened; that is super frustrating among those of us who busted our butts fixing and testing code for long (and apparently unappreciated) hours.
— Everything Is Data (@EverythngIsData) December 31, 2022
Looking back, I kinda wish we’d done nothing and then watched people’s bank accounts go negative, airliners crash, hospitals shut down, had nuclear reactors and power stations go offline. Because all of that would’ve happened and more.
Why beclown yourself so? Just why do it?