The Four Stages Of Debugging Grief

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The entire software development industry summarized in three words and a reply. User says "Doesn't work." Developer responds "yes it does" and refuses to elaborate further. The digital equivalent of "Have you tried turning it off and on again?" except with even less effort. The ancient dance of tech support continues.

The eternal struggle of our profession: Stack Overflow tells you you're an idiot for asking basic questions, while ChatGPT cheerfully validates your most questionable code decisions. After 15 years in this industry, I've learned that validation feels better than correctness. Who needs code review when you can have an AI tell you your spaghetti code is "absolutely right"? The best part is ChatGPT won't even remind you that this question was asked 7 years ago and marked as duplicate.

This meme hits way too close to home for anyone who's spent long hours coding! The raccoon sitting at a computer desk with the caption "All I wanted was happiness. Back pain is what I got" perfectly captures the physical toll of the programming lifestyle. It's that classic programmer experience - you start your career with dreams of building amazing software and solving cool problems, but end up with a permanent slouch and a collection of ergonomic accessories that never quite fix the problem. The title "averageProgrammerExperience" is spot on because this is basically the universal programmer journey. We all begin excited about creating things and end up Googling "how to fix programmer posture" at 2 AM while rubbing our aching backs. The raccoon is a nice touch too - nocturnal creatures who often look tired and have those dark circles around their eyes... just like programmers after a debugging marathon!

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Spent three hours debugging only to end up asking ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini the same question with slightly different wording hoping one of them accidentally gives you the right answer. Modern debugging isn't about knowing how to fix problems—it's about knowing which AI to sweet-talk into fixing them for you. The real skill is crafting the perfect prompt that doesn't make the AI say "That sounds challenging, have you tried reading the documentation?"