Actually, C++. An enormous codebase plus we build all dependencies from source. I asked my dev lead why we don’t have access to pre-compiled dependencies and he answered with a mix of embarrassment and “that’s just how it’s done”.
A 4h build would be OK if I only needed to do it once. However, our source control system lacks even a basic conception of branches, so each new ticket requires destroying and regenerating your workspace.
I wouldn’t have done this, but I do kinda get it.
We had a 100 person wedding. Friends, close family, and Aunts/Uncles (no cousins, extended relatives). There definitely were people interested in giving us gifts even though they weren’t invited. I told them basically the same thing as this card. It was annoying having to field those requests at the same time as prepping for the wedding, so I could see why someone would send this card preemptively.
I feel like it would only be trashy if you were really expecting money from these people.