Field Guide to Developer Behavior

ticket necromancy

verb

/ˈtɪkɪt ˈnɛkroʊˌmænsi/


1

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.”