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Wait A Minute

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So Markdown just casually went from "barely registering on the chart" to "I'm about to end Python's whole career" in like 2 years? Someone's clearly been feeding their README files steroids. The graph shows Markdown's popularity shooting up at a near-vertical angle around 2022, threatening to overtake every actual programming language on the chart. Plot twist: Markdown isn't even a programming language. It's a markup language. That's like saying Microsoft Word is competing with C++ because people write documentation in it. But hey, according to PYPL (PopularitY of Programming Language), apparently writing **bold text** and # headers now qualifies you as a software engineer. The real question: Did someone accidentally include every GitHub README, Stack Overflow post, and Discord message in their dataset? Because that's the only way this makes sense. Next year's chart will probably show HTML as the "hottest new programming language" with SQL making a surprise comeback as "the future of coding."

I Made This Calculator App When I Was 10. I Thought It Would Be Really Cool To Eval() Unsanitized Code

Security Javascript Programming Debugging

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I Made This Calculator App When I Was 10. I Thought It Would Be Really Cool To Eval() Unsanitized Code

When 10-year-old you discovered eval() and thought "this is the most elegant solution ever invented" without realizing you just created a remote code execution playground. The input field literally says alert("hi") and the app helpfully executed it, producing some cursed negative number as output. The error message is peak comedy: "If it is not working, you might have typed something bad and the app doesn't want to take the input" – translation: "I have no idea what's happening under the hood and I'm blaming YOU for it." Classic junior dev energy. Using eval() on user input is basically handing attackers the keys to your kingdom and saying "please be nice." It's the security equivalent of leaving your front door open with a sign that says "robbers welcome, valuables upstairs." But hey, at least they learned this lesson early before deploying it to production... right?

Starboy 98

Security Programming Databases Backend

1 hour ago 20.6K views 0 shares

Plot twist: you're trying to create a new account and the system just casually exposes that someone else is already using your go-to password. Congrats on the world's worst security implementation—instead of saying "username taken," they're out here revealing password collisions like it's no big deal. Starboy98 is having an existential crisis because either: (a) someone stole their signature password, (b) they forgot they already made an account, or (c) they just discovered their "unique" password is about as original as using "password123." The Mike Wazowski face really captures that moment when you realize your password game is weak and the database architect's security game is even weaker. Pro tip: If a website can tell you your password is already in use by another user, run. That means they're storing passwords in plaintext or comparing them before hashing. Yikes.

Can't Find Happiness In Log N

Algorithms Programming

2 hours ago 25.1K views 0 shares

Ah yes, the classic existential crisis wrapped in algorithm complexity. You want to binary search your way to happiness with that sweet O(log n) efficiency, but turns out life isn't a sorted array—it's more like a linked list with random pointers and memory leaks everywhere. The brutal truth hits harder than a stack overflow: you can't apply your fancy data structures to find meaning when your entire existence is basically unsorted chaos. No amount of optimization is gonna help when the input data is just... a mess. Should've read the prerequisites before enrolling in Life 101.

I See You Aspiring Developer

Programming

3 hours ago 44.1K views 0 shares

The IT industry looking at fresh-faced aspiring developers with that thousand-yard stare. You know what's coming, kid. The late-night production incidents, the legacy code written by developers who've long since fled the country, the meetings that could've been emails, the sprints that never end, the technical debt that's now technically a mortgage. They're all excited about building the next big thing, learning React, mastering algorithms. Meanwhile, the industry knows they'll spend 80% of their time trying to figure out why the build suddenly stopped working after someone updated a dependency three layers deep in node_modules. Welcome to the thunderdome, junior. Your optimism is adorable and we're about to ruin it systematically over the next 2-5 years.

Microslop

AI Microsoft Windows Programming Debugging

4 hours ago 52.5K views 0 shares

So Microsoft's CEO admits 30% of their code is AI-generated, then immediately asks people to stop calling AI "slop." Yeah, good luck with that one, buddy. The timing here is *chef's kiss*. When nearly a third of your codebase is churned out by an algorithm that hallucinates Stack Overflow answers, maybe "slop" is being generous. The real kicker? Nadella thinks AI will "transform society" but gets defensive about what we call it. Sir, if it writes code like my junior dev after three energy drinks, I'm calling it whatever I want. The machine that turns code into slop indeed. At least now we know why Windows updates keep breaking everything.

My Favorite Tom Cruise Film

Git Programming Debugging

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Nothing says "I've made some questionable decisions" quite like typing git reset --hard in production. It's the nuclear option of version control—no mercy, no survivors, just you and your obliterated uncommitted changes staring into the void together. The action-packed poster fits perfectly because this command is basically the time-travel device of git, except instead of saving the world, you're desperately trying to undo that experimental refactor you definitely should have committed first. Some say Tom does his own stunts. Developers who run this without backing up do their own disasters.

The A.I. Situation Is Crazy...

AI Programming

5 hours ago 73.0K views 0 shares

The AI hype cycle perfectly captured in one meme. Someone's pitching their AI startup idea, and investors are so thirsty for anything with "AI" in the name that they're literally offering to fund it before the pitch even finishes. It's like the crypto bubble all over again, except now you just slap "powered by GPT" on your landing page and VCs start throwing Series A term sheets at you. The joke hits different because it's basically documentary footage at this point. You could pitch "AI-powered pen" that uses machine learning to predict when you'll run out of ink, and someone would genuinely write you a check for $2M at a $50M valuation. The bar is underground.

I Learned From My Mistakes

Databases Devops Programming Backend

5 hours ago 79.8K views 0 shares

Nothing says "I've grown as a professional" quite like casually announcing you just nuked an entire database into the void with zero recovery options. The formal, dignified tone paired with the absolute CATASTROPHE being described is *chef's kiss*. It's like announcing the Titanic sank with the same energy as reading quarterly earnings. The frog in fancy attire really captures that moment when you're trying to maintain composure while internally screaming at the digital graveyard you just created. Pro tip: This is exactly how NOT to learn from your mistakes, because without a backup, you can't even study what went wrong. You just get to sit there and contemplate your life choices while your career flashes before your eyes.

Scripting Kinda Easy

Gamedev Unity Programming

6 hours ago 89.5K views 0 shares

Oh honey, someone just discovered that naming variables is THE HARDEST part of programming and decided to give up entirely! Instead of using actual descriptive names, they've created a beautiful masterpiece where keyboard controls are literally just... the action names. Shift = sprint? Groundbreaking. Space = jump? Revolutionary. Left click = punch? GENIUS. But wait, it gets better! They're so confident about their "graphics = very good" and "music = good" that they just... declared it in the code like a royal decree. No implementation, no assets, just pure manifestation energy. And of course, "fps = 120" and "no lag" because if you write it down, it becomes true, right? That's how game development works! Just comment your dreams into existence and ship it! 🎮✨

Vibe Coders Giving Interviews

Algorithms Programming Testing

6 hours ago 97.7K views 0 shares

You know those developers who can somehow vibe their way through LeetCode by pattern-matching solutions they've seen before? Yeah, they're getting praised for that O(1) solution while sweating bullets knowing they literally just memorized the test cases. The interviewer thinks they're witnessing algorithmic genius, meanwhile our hero is internally screaming because they spent 3 hours hardcoding edge cases the night before. The best part? This actually works until someone asks "can you explain your approach?" and suddenly it's like watching someone try to explain why their code works after copying it from StackOverflow. The uncomfortable handshake really sells the "I'm in danger" energy.

It Feels Weird

Networking Devops Backend

7 hours ago 111.1K views 0 shares

BGP peering being described as something "even friends can do" is the networking equivalent of saying "even friends can perform open-heart surgery together." Sure, technically possible, but someone's definitely getting hurt. For the uninitiated: BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) is how the entire internet routes traffic between autonomous systems. It's the protocol that literally holds the internet together, and misconfiguring it can take down chunks of the web (looking at you, Facebook 2021 outage). Setting up BGP peering between networks requires trust, technical competency, and usually involves at least three conference calls where nobody's mic works properly. The idea that you'd casually BGP peer with your buddy like you're sharing Netflix passwords is both adorable and terrifying. "Hey bro, wanna exchange routing tables?" is not normal friend behavior. That's enterprise-level commitment right there.

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