This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Sylwia Laskowska
Something light for the weekend… You know you’ve been in dev mode for way too long when…
Coffee stops working — you’re not drinking it for energy anymore, just for emotional support.
You start talking to bugs like they’re colleagues.
“Oh, you again? I thought I fixed you last sprint.”
The rubber duck understands you better than your manager.
And honestly, it deserves a raise.
You solve a bug at 2:37 AM, whisper “finally!”, then forget what the fix was by morning.
You open your laptop ‘just to check one thing’ on Saturday, and suddenly it’s Sunday evening.
You rename the same variable six times, and each version makes less sense than the last.
data, newData, finalData, finalData_v2, data_final_FIX, final_final_REALLY_FINAL.
You fix one issue — three new ones appear.
You’re not debugging anymore; you’re fighting mythical creatures.
You say “it works on my machine” like a daily affirmation.
Your code compiles, and you celebrate like you just won a Grammy.
And yet… somehow, after all that chaos, all those late nights,
all those tiny wins and endless refactors —
you still love it. You still come back.
Because nothing beats the moment when something finally works. 
So yeah, maybe you’re tired. Maybe you’ve been staring at the screen for too long.
But you’re also a builder, a problem-solver, and a caffeine-powered optimist.
Take a break. Then come back and break things again. 
Which one hit closest to home?
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Sylwia Laskowska