Average C++ Developer

The eternal struggle of C programmers! You start off all confident like "I'll just write some C code" but then reality hits you with "damn, no std::vector" and suddenly you're implementing your own dynamic array from scratch. It's the classic trade-off: bare-metal performance in exchange for manually managing every byte of memory like some kind of digital janitor. And don't forget the joy of buffer overflows waiting to ambush you like memory landmines! This is why C++ programmers look at pure C coders with equal parts respect and concern for their mental health.

Ah, the sacred rite of passage for every C programmer! That moment when your code finally springs a memory leak is like joining an exclusive club you never wanted to be part of. You've been living in blissful ignorance with your garbage-collected languages, thinking memory management is someone else's problem. Then BAM! Your C program starts consuming RAM like a hungry hippo, and you're frantically Googling "valgrind tutorial" at 3 AM. The squirrel's celebratory pose perfectly captures that twisted sense of achievement. "Finally! I've graduated from 'Hello World' to 'Goodbye Available Memory'!"

Evolution of programmer enlightenment: starts with Python (basic brain), progresses through Java (slightly lit brain), then C++ (glowing brain), followed by Scratch (cosmic brain), and finally... Minecraft command blocks (transcendent alien being). Nothing says "I've reached programming nirvana" like crafting complex algorithms with blocks meant for 10-year-olds. The supreme irony of the programming world: spend years mastering memory management in C++ only to realize the true galaxy-brain move is coding with pictures of cats and literal blocks. If you've ever built a working CPU in Minecraft, you're not a programmer anymore—you're basically a deity. The rest of us mortals will continue pretending our Python scripts are impressive.

When you're told to learn a new programming language and it's just C with a silly little hat on. "skibidi main", "yapping", "bussin" - seriously? This is what happens when the marketing team decides they need to make programming "hip with the kids." Next they'll have us writing yeet_exception() and no_cap_boolean . At this point, just embrace the chaos and wait for the TikTok programming language where all variables must be declared with dance moves.

The top panel shows the Rust experience: find a library on crates.io, run one command, import it, and you're done. The stick figure even has their arms outstretched in celebration. Meanwhile, C++ is depicted as the ninth circle of dependency hell. Finding libraries across random websites, manually downloading tar files, and engaging in ritual combat with CMake until your build inevitably fails. The stick figures are literally hanging themselves in despair. And this is why some of us drink heavily before attempting to add external libraries to C++ projects.

God himself is fed up with TypeScript developers abusing those keywords. Nothing says "I have no idea what I'm doing" like slapping auto and constexpr everywhere because Stack Overflow said it might work. The compiler's been trying to warn you for weeks, but you just keep suppressing those errors with more type gymnastics. Eventually the universe itself will collapse under the weight of your technical debt. Type safety is important, but at some point you've got to actually understand what you're typing.