The Real Face Of Developer Depression

Real depression isn't dramatic tears—it's your friend showing you their recursive permutation algorithm with questionable variable names and syntax highlighting that burns your retinas at 2 AM. The code looks like it was written by someone who learned Java through a game of telephone, with a swap function that's practically begging for an off-by-one error. Nothing triggers existential dread quite like having to explain why their beautiful monstrosity will crash in production.