How Real Programmers Handle Bugs

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How Real Programmers Handle Bugs

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Classic move: when the compiler catches your divide-by-zero, just give it a variable name and suddenly it's "intentional." Because nothing says "I know what I'm doing" like wrapping your runtime exception in a slightly fancier package.

Top panel: direct division by zero, compiler's all confident and screaming at you. Bottom panel: same exact bug, just with extra steps and a variable declaration. Compiler suddenly gets polite and respectful, like you've unlocked some secret knowledge.

Spoiler alert: your program still crashes at runtime. You didn't fix anything—you just moved the explosion from compile-time to production. But hey, at least it compiled, right? Ship it.

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