coding phrases that don't exist but should:

perl-clutching: being controlling about how others code

the floor is java: religiously avoiding certain languages or frameworks for no real reason

seeing i to i: when developers actually agree on something
coding phrases that should exist, part 2:

missing the forest for the binary trees: obsessing about optimization instead of actually writing code

hit the stack: going to bed, but laying awake thinking about that bug

hot fixato: devs arguing about who broke production
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