What Was That

When you're so tired of typing "status" wrong that you create an alias dictionary for every possible typo you've ever made. The programmer equivalent of "I don't care what you call me, just call me for dinner." At this point, just rename the variable to "s" and save yourself the carpal tunnel.

Content Caitlin caithuls RELATIVE: You know about computers, right? ME (has a degree in computer science): No

That moment when you're bored and decide to mess with your IDE settings because "how bad could it be?" Then your code mysteriously starts running in VLC instead of your compiler. Classic developer hubris. We've all been there – tweaking that one obscure setting that seemed harmless until suddenly your entire development environment collapses like a house of cards built on legacy code. Pro tip: Always backup your settings before your inner chaos gremlin takes over. Your future self will thank you when you're not frantically Googling "how to make code stop opening in media player" at 2 AM.

Content When you finish fixing something and now it no longer works

That reluctant face when you've tried StackOverflow, GitHub issues, and official docs, but the only solution is a 10-minute tutorial by that one YouTuber with the annoying intro music and "smash that like button" every 30 seconds. You're sitting there with your finger hovering over the play button, mentally preparing for the inevitable "Hey guys, what's up, it's ya boy..." while your deadline creeps closer. The universe really tests your desperation when the only person who's solved your obscure framework bug is the same guy who spends 5 minutes promoting his crypto course before getting to the actual code.

The stark reality of AI development! 🤣 At the top, we've got the cool, confident "Devs who use AI" looking all polished and ready to conquer the world with their fancy prompt engineering skills. Meanwhile, the poor souls actually building these AI systems are down there looking like they haven't slept since 2019, surrounded by empty bottles and existential dread. Nothing says "I understand the transformer architecture" quite like staring into the void at 4pm wondering if your neural network will ever converge! The contrast is BRUTAL - one group thinks they're tech wizards for asking ChatGPT to write their regex, while the other group is questioning their life choices after debugging hallucinations for the fifth straight day!