Fictional problem card
Legacy code with no docs
Written by someone who left 3 years ago. There are no comments. God help you.
The scenario
You inherit a codebase written by a developer who vanished three years ago. The files are a labyrinth of unexplained logic with zero comments to guide your descent into madness.
How it plays
This problem card increases your burnout meter by 14 points. You can play a coping card from the health, tools, or humor categories to mitigate the damage.
Why it feels familiar
The universal developer dread of debugging a critical feature where the original author is gone and the only clue is a vague ticket from three years ago.
This problem card adds 14 burnout. It belongs to code and can be countered by health, tools, humor coping.