Field Guide to Developer Behavior
ticket necromancy
verb/ˈtɪkɪt ˈnɛkroʊˌmænsi/
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The act of reopening a ticket that was closed as “won’t fix” eighteen months ago, because the exact same bug just resurfaced under a different name.
“Turns out #4021 was never actually fixed, just renamed. Practicing a little ticket necromancy this morning.”