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What scares you as a developer?

Survey period: 31 Oct 2016 to 7 Nov 2016. Restricting results to those who selected 'Other (please comment)' [show all]

OptionVotes% 
Someone who needs help with their computer recognising you as an IT professional54943.47
Finding your desk has been turned into a pair-programming station27721.93
Being told you have to demo the code to the customer in person. Today.33326.37
Shipping code that has a debug DROP TABLE Users statement left uncommented33026.13
Your manager reading a new management book38530.48
Your main admin password being mailed to you31524.94
Being told the day before launch that you need to support IE. Version 7.47937.93
Other (please comment)15011.88
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%



 
General10,000,000 members and only 1194 votes? Pin
MacSpudster4-Nov-16 10:30
professionalMacSpudster4-Nov-16 10:30 
Generalmanagers buzzing words Pin
V.4-Nov-16 0:44
professionalV.4-Nov-16 0:44 
GeneralReal programmers are not scared Pin
Nighthowler3-Nov-16 22:10
Nighthowler3-Nov-16 22:10 
GeneralRe: Real programmers are not scared Pin
dandy727-Nov-16 5:48
dandy727-Nov-16 5:48 
General'Developer' profession is itself scary Pin
koolprasad20032-Nov-16 20:31
professionalkoolprasad20032-Nov-16 20:31 
GeneralTesters looking puzzled and calling you over. Pin
Adam David Hill2-Nov-16 6:48
professionalAdam David Hill2-Nov-16 6:48 
GeneralOTHER - That in 2017 I ll still be coding in WPF Pin
Aless Alessio2-Nov-16 5:39
Aless Alessio2-Nov-16 5:39 
GeneralRe: OTHER - That in 2017 I ll still be coding in WPF Pin
SoMad3-Nov-16 10:50
professionalSoMad3-Nov-16 10:50 
General"Beaver dam" architecture Pin
Duncan Edwards Jones2-Nov-16 0:26
professionalDuncan Edwards Jones2-Nov-16 0:26 
GeneralRe: "Beaver dam" architecture Pin
CDP18022-Nov-16 4:26
CDP18022-Nov-16 4:26 
GeneralRe: "Beaver dam" architecture Pin
Sander Rossel2-Nov-16 9:37
professionalSander Rossel2-Nov-16 9:37 
General'By the way...' Pin
Stuart Dootson1-Nov-16 23:41
professionalStuart Dootson1-Nov-16 23:41 
GeneralNothing Or Everthing Pin
Hemant Singh Rautela1-Nov-16 22:31
professionalHemant Singh Rautela1-Nov-16 22:31 
GeneralRe: Nothing Or Everthing Pin
Sander Rossel2-Nov-16 9:29
professionalSander Rossel2-Nov-16 9:29 
GeneralRe: Nothing Or Everthing Pin
Hemant Singh Rautela2-Nov-16 20:48
professionalHemant Singh Rautela2-Nov-16 20:48 
GeneralRe: Nothing Or Everthing Pin
Sander Rossel2-Nov-16 21:33
professionalSander Rossel2-Nov-16 21:33 
GeneralRe: Nothing Or Everthing Pin
User 101325463-Nov-16 3:16
User 101325463-Nov-16 3:16 
GeneralRe: Nothing Or Everthing Pin
Sander Rossel3-Nov-16 7:09
professionalSander Rossel3-Nov-16 7:09 
GeneralRe: Nothing Or Everthing Pin
Hemant Singh Rautela4-Nov-16 4:38
professionalHemant Singh Rautela4-Nov-16 4:38 
GeneralRe: Nothing Or Everthing Pin
CDP18023-Nov-16 0:44
CDP18023-Nov-16 0:44 
GeneralOther - Legacy support Pin
Sander Rossel1-Nov-16 22:27
professionalSander Rossel1-Nov-16 22:27 
GeneralOther - open plan office Pin
M.Vo.1-Nov-16 22:11
M.Vo.1-Nov-16 22:11 
GeneralOther - That will only cost $X Pin
Mathew Crothers1-Nov-16 19:26
professionalMathew Crothers1-Nov-16 19:26 
GeneralGUI application must be versatile enough to take advantage of widescreen monitor Pin
Shao Voon Wong1-Nov-16 16:46
mvaShao Voon Wong1-Nov-16 16:46 
GeneralRe: GUI application must be versatile enough to take advantage of widescreen monitor Pin
dandy727-Nov-16 5:51
dandy727-Nov-16 5:51 

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