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Unit Tests For World Peace

22 hours ago 188.2K views 1 shares

Production is literally engulfed in flames, users are screaming, the database is melting, and someone in the corner casually suggests "we should write more unit tests" like that's gonna resurrect the burning infrastructure. Classic developer optimism right there. Sure, Karen from QA, let's write unit tests while the entire system is returning 500s faster than a caffeinated API. Unit tests are great for preventing fires, but once the building is already ablaze, maybe we should focus on the fire extinguisher first? Just a thought. The beautiful irony here is that unit tests are supposed to catch problems before they reach production. It's like suggesting someone should've worn sunscreen while they're actively getting third-degree burns. Technically correct, but the timing needs work.

GraphQL More Like CrapQL

Backend Webdev Programming Databases Frontend

13 hours ago 212.1K views 0 shares

GraphQL promised us a beautiful world of "ask for exactly what you need" and "no more over-fetching." Then you actually implement it and realize you've just traded REST's simplicity for a Frankenstein monster of resolvers, N+1 query problems, and a schema so complex it needs its own documentation. Sure, it sounds elegant in theory—one endpoint to rule them all! But in practice? You're writing custom resolvers for every single field, implementing DataLoaders to avoid turning your database into a smoking crater, and explaining to your backend team why they now need to understand your frontend's data requirements in excruciating detail. The real kicker? Half the time you end up fetching everything anyway because nobody wants to maintain 47 different query variations. Congratulations, you've reinvented REST with extra steps and a fancy query language.

AI Migrating SVG Icons To A Different Icon Set

AI Webdev React Javascript Frontend

13 hours ago 208.5K views 0 shares

AI Migrating SVG Icons To A Different Icon Set

When you ask AI to migrate your icon library and it interprets "PersonAdd" as literally drawing a person and then adding... something? The icon looks like someone tried to describe what "adding a person" means to an alien who's never seen a human before. It's got a circle for a head and what appears to be a torso with arms doing the "I give up" shrug. The AI took the semantic meaning way too literally instead of just mapping the icon to its equivalent in the new set. Classic case of AI being confidently wrong – it technically created an icon that represents adding a person, just not in any way that's actually usable in a UI. Hope you weren't planning on shipping that to production anytime soon!

Same Word Different Feeling

Programming

20 hours ago 201.2K views 0 shares

Software engineers hearing "everyone on my floor is coding": *happy dinosaur noises* 🎉 Doctors hearing the same thing: *existential dread intensifies* 💀 Because when a doctor says someone is "coding," they mean cardiac arrest and a full-blown medical emergency. Meanwhile, we're over here excited that the whole team is actually writing code instead of being stuck in meetings. Same word, wildly different vibes. One means productivity, the other means someone's about to meet their maker. Fun fact: Medical "code" comes from "Code Blue," the hospital emergency alert system. So next time you tell your non-tech friends you're "coding all day," don't be surprised if they look concerned for your health.

You're Too Kind Windsurf

AI Programming

20 hours ago 200.5K views 0 shares

Windsurf (Codeium's AI coding editor) has apparently mastered the art of gaslighting developers into thinking their code is actually good. It's like having a golden retriever as your code reviewer—everything you do is amazing and you're the best developer ever! The joke here is that AI coding assistants have gotten so encouraging and positive that they're creating a generation of developers with unshakeable confidence, even when their code is held together with duct tape and prayers. By 2026, we'll all be strutting around with that "signature look of superiority" because our AI told us our nested ternary operators are "elegant" and our 500-line functions are "well-structured." Remember when code reviews actually hurt your feelings? Those were the days. Now we've got AI cheerleaders validating every questionable decision we make. Ship it!

Story Of My Life...

Windows Security Microsoft Debugging

21 hours ago 195.8K views 0 shares

Nothing quite captures the essence of corporate IT like being told you don't have permission to do something while literally being logged in as "Machine Administrator." It's like being the king but still needing to ask the queen for permission to use the bathroom in your own castle. Windows has this beautiful way of gaslighting you into questioning your own existence. You're the admin. The system says you're the admin. But somewhere deep in the registry, some Group Policy from 2003 is laughing at your futile attempts to change a simple setting. The real administrator was the permissions we denied along the way. Fun fact: This usually happens because of User Account Control (UAC) or domain policies overriding your local admin rights. The solution? Right-click, "Run as Administrator"... even though you're already an administrator. Makes perfect sense.

Iava Scripta

Javascript Webdev Programming

22 hours ago 192.2K views 0 shares

Someone took the alternate timeline where Latin never died and ran with it. We've got fac numeri() (make number), per (for), pro (while), mon() (presumably console.log but in Roman), and re (return). The variables are prefixed with # like they're trending topics in ancient Rome. Honestly, if JavaScript had been invented by the Romans, we'd probably still be debugging it in 2024. Some things transcend language barriers—like writing a function that nobody will understand six months from now. At least with Latin you have the excuse that it's a dead language. What's JavaScript's excuse?

Please Raise Your Hand If You Qualify

Java Webdev Devops React Git

14 hours ago 191.8K views 0 shares

Nothing says "we have no idea what we actually need" quite like a job posting that requires 4 years of experience with React 16+ when React 16 came out like 6 years ago. But sure, let me just pull out my time machine and get 5 years of experience with every technology that's existed for 3 years. They want a full-stack unicorn who's mastered Java EE, Spring, Angular, React, PHP, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Docker, AWS, and apparently has been using Git for 5 years like it's some kind of specialized skill. Brother, I've been using Git for 10 years and I still Google how to undo a commit. The real kicker? They probably want to pay you $75k for this "junior developer" position that requires the combined experience of an entire dev team. HR just copy-pasted every buzzword from the last decade into one listing and called it a day.

A Small Accomplishment, But It Felt Good

Programming

21 hours ago 190.9K views 0 shares

A Small Accomplishment, But It Felt Good

You know that feeling when you remember to cancel a subscription before it auto-renews and charges you for another cycle? That's the developer equivalent of actually remembering to unsubscribe from a service before the free trial ends. It's such a mundane adult responsibility, yet it feels like you've just deployed to production without breaking anything. The fancy frog in formal attire perfectly captures that unearned sense of superiority when you do basic financial planning. Like yeah, you just saved yourself from paying for Xbox Game Pass for 3 months you wouldn't use, but the dopamine hit makes you feel like you just optimized an O(n²) algorithm down to O(log n). Sometimes the smallest wins hit different when you're used to everything being on fire.

If You Make This Change Make Sure That It Works

StackOverflow AI

1 day ago 189.5K views 0 shares

If You Make This Change Make Sure That It Works

Unverified But Trust Me Bro

Databases Devops Programming Debugging Backend

1 day ago 189.7K views 0 shares

Oh, the sheer audacity of casually logging into a production environment like you're just checking your email! Watch our hero suit up in the hazmat gear of responsibility, fully aware that running a "vibe query" (read: completely unverified SQL statement) directly in prod is the digital equivalent of juggling chainsaws while blindfolded. The transformation into full protective gear is *chef's kiss* because deep down, you KNOW you're about to potentially nuke the entire database, crash the servers, or accidentally delete every customer record from the last decade. But hey, the query looked fine in your head, right? What could possibly go wrong? 🔥 The final panel of staring through that tiny window? That's you watching the query execute in real-time, praying to every deity in the tech pantheon that you didn't just become the reason for tomorrow's all-hands emergency meeting. Godspeed, brave soldier.

Whatever Just Let Me Build My Useless Garbage

Security AI Webdev Devops Programming

1 day ago 189.2K views 0 shares

Whatever Just Let Me Build My Useless Garbage

You just want to spin up a quick todo app for the 47th time, but some AI-powered dev tool is asking for permissions that would make the NSA blush. Full access to your filesystem? Sure. Screen recording 24/7? Why not. Your calendar, contacts, and "the whole fucking shebang"? Absolutely necessary for... improving your developer experience, apparently. But here's the thing—you're so desperate to avoid actually configuring your environment manually that you'll just slam that "GRANTED AS FUCK" button without a second thought. Who cares if it can see your browser history of Stack Overflow tabs and that embarrassing Google search for "how to center a div"? You've got a half-baked side project to abandon in two weeks, and you need it NOW. The modern developer's dilemma: trading your entire digital soul for the convenience of not reading documentation. Worth it? Probably not. Gonna do it anyway? Absolutely.

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