Reusing Code Goes Horribly Wrong

Text on the meme

Dev: This won’t take long, I can just reuse code from another project. Result:

What it means

A developer confidently says they can quickly reuse code from another project, but the result shows a chaotic cartoon contraption carrying several exhausted-looking animals. The joke is that supposedly simple code reuse often creates unexpected complexity and bizarre bugs, making this a reaction to overconfident programming estimates. EN: A developer confidently says they can quickly reuse code from another project, but the result shows a chaotic cartoon contraption carrying several exhausted-looking animals. The joke is that supposedly simple code reuse often creates unexpected complexity and bizarre bugs, making this a reaction to overconfident programming estimates.

Objects

cartoon animals / мультяшные животные developer caption / подпись про разработчика wooden raft / деревянный плот paddle mechanism / механизм с веслом large brown animal / крупное коричневое животное gray cat-like animal / серое животное, похожее на кота small brown animal / маленькое коричневое животное white cloth / белая ткань water / вода green background / зелёный фон exhausted expressions / измученные выражения лиц