Geeks and Repetitive Tasks

Geeks and repetitive tasks time spent task size geek non-geek does it manually gets annoyed writes script to automate runs script does it manually makes fun of geek's complicated method loses wins

A graph compares geeks and non-geeks when handling repetitive tasks. The non-geek keeps doing the work manually, while the geek becomes annoyed, writes an automation script, and then has to run or maintain it; the joke is that overengineering can take more effort than the original task. It is shared as a reaction to programmers complicating simple jobs with elaborate automation. EN: A graph compares geeks and non-geeks when handling repetitive tasks. The non-geek keeps doing the work manually, while the geek becomes annoyed, writes an automation script, and then has to run or maintain it; the joke is that overengineering can take more effort than the original task. It is shared as a reaction to programmers complicating simple jobs with elaborate automation.

• @ithueti / 1043 2019-07-02