Save Your Files First

Regular people worry about ignoring texts and relationships. Developers just want to know which files to add to .gitignore so their repo doesn't get cluttered with garbage. The sweet relief on that dev's face when he discovers he can ignore node_modules instead of pushing 500MB of dependencies to GitHub. Pure bliss. Meanwhile, his relationship status remains "it's complicated with package-lock.json."

GASP! The AUDACITY of developers thinking they can hide behind AI! 💅 When you run git blame to find out which MONSTER broke the code, it reveals the actual HUMAN criminal - not GitHub Copilot! Your AI assistant isn't taking the fall for your disaster of a commit, sweetie! That's right, your name is PERMANENTLY etched in the git history hall of shame! There's no escaping accountability in this dystopian developer hellscape!

The ultimate validation hierarchy for the modern developer! Millions of followers on social media? Yawn . But that ONE GitHub follower? Pure ecstasy. Nothing says "I've made it" like a single random dev deciding your code isn't completely terrible. It's the programming equivalent of being knighted by the Queen. That smile in the second panel is every developer who finally convinced someone besides their mom that their spaghetti code has potential. The bar is literally on the floor, and we're still celebrating clearing it.

Ah, the sacred art of commit messages. The sign demands "Commit messages must contain actual information" while the developer mutters "If those kids could read they'd be very upset." Nothing quite captures the essence of developer rebellion like pushing code with messages like "fixed stuff," "it works now," and the ever-popular "some bug fixes." Sure, future-you will have absolutely no idea what changes were made or why, but present-you saved a whole 15 seconds not documenting properly. Brilliant strategy!

That brief moment of joy when you spot a well-documented PR, only to realize it's from last year and the next one is just as cryptic as ever. The eternal cycle continues. Next year's documentation will be amazing though, right? Narrator: It was not. We all make those New Year's resolutions to document better, but by January 15th we're back to commit messages like "fixed stuff" and PRs with the detailed description of "it works now."

Nothing says "I'm from a different era of computing" like sending a PDF of a printout instead of a Git repo link. That senior dev probably still has a drawer full of floppy disks "just in case." Next they'll tell you to compile it by feeding the paper into your CD drive and typing "make oldschool." The digital equivalent of getting directions via fax machine when you asked for GPS coordinates.