Joining a Company With Legacy Code

Text on the meme

Me joining a new company Legacy codebase

What it means

A man stands in front of a gigantic mound of dirt labeled “Legacy codebase,” while the smaller caption says “Me joining a new company.” The joke compares inheriting an enormous, messy old codebase to facing an intimidating mountain of accumulated work, making it useful as a reaction to starting a job with daunting technical debt.

Objects

man in black clothes / мужчина в чёрной одежде sunglasses / солнцезащитные очки dirt mound / куча земли dry grass / сухая трава green hillside / зелёный склон trees / деревья outdoor field / открытое поле standing person / стоящий человек