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Ah, string manipulation in different languages - where consistency goes to die. Java's split() and C#'s Split() both follow sensible naming conventions, but then PHP comes along with explode() like that one developer who insists on naming variables after Pokémon characters. Ten years into my career and I still have to Google this function name every time I touch PHP code. It's like the language was designed by someone who thought "How can I make this as confusing as possible for people coming from literally any other language?"

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Developers will do literally anything to avoid touching Java code. One's climbing the walls, another's passed out on the couch, and the third is frozen in existential dread—all while the floor is plastered with Java logos. The modern developer's version of "hot lava" from childhood, except this lava comes with verbose syntax, endless boilerplate, and memory leaks that haunt your dreams. Sure, it runs on billions of devices, but at what psychological cost?

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