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Content C Closed miku-chan03 opened this issue on 18 Oct 2017 2 comments miku-chan03 commented on 18 Oct 2017 Contributor Hi 1 fixie wixied the JSON-api fucksy wucksie!!! pp I repwaced the Prototypes. func wiff a more -streamlined- kawaii Pwototypiee. funkywunks object that make the JS go sooper dooper fast!! XD starts twerking Can u pwease merge my pwull wequest senpai?!! UwU gaearon commented on 19 Oct 2017 Contributor what in the name of fuck G gaearon closed this permanently on 19 Oct 2017

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When your job posting screams "professional company" but the application URL is literally localhost:3000 . Nothing says "we have our infrastructure together" quite like asking candidates to apply through a dev server that's probably running on someone's laptop with a battery at 12%. The cherry on top? That URL path looks like someone just mashed their keyboard and called it a day: /jobs/6a030a3a6a92e6ada47dc863 . MongoDB ObjectID vibes mixed with pure chaos. Either this recruiter copy-pasted from their local testing environment and hit "post" without thinking, or the company's production environment IS localhost. Both scenarios are equally terrifying for anyone considering this role. Pro tip: If you're hiring a full-stack MERN developer, maybe deploy your job portal first? Just a thought.

Using jQuery in 2026 is like showing up to a React conference with stone tools and a loincloth. Sure, it gets the job done—you can still manipulate the DOM, handle events, and make AJAX calls—but everyone's staring at you wondering why you haven't discovered modern frameworks yet. jQuery had its golden age back when cross-browser compatibility was a nightmare and vanilla JavaScript was verbose as hell. But now? With modern ES6+, fetch API, and querySelector, you're basically doing archaeology every time you type $('.class') . The framework ecosystem has evolved into React, Vue, and Svelte, while jQuery is still out there chiseling rocks. The real kicker? There are still legacy codebases out there keeping jQuery alive like some kind of digital fossil. So yeah, you might be working on a "modern" project in 2026 and find yourself debugging a jQuery plugin from 2012. Welcome to the Stone Age, developer.

The power outlet Jenga tower of doom – the perfect metaphor for modern development! You start with a "tiny project" that somehow requires npm installing half the internet. Next thing you know, you're daisy-chaining power adapters like some mad electrical engineer because your "simple app" now depends on 17 frameworks, 42 libraries, and that one obscure package maintained by a mysterious developer who might actually be a cat. The best part? Remove any single adapter and the whole project crashes harder than my production server during a demo!

OH. MY. GOD. The absolute AUDACITY of these job listings! 💀 What started as a joke is now the HORRIFYING REALITY of tech recruiting. They're not looking for a "full stack developer" - they're demanding a supernatural being who can single-handedly replace an ENTIRE IT DEPARTMENT while probably offering "competitive salary" (translation: barely above minimum wage). Next they'll require you to build a time machine so you can work 48 hours in a 24-hour day! And don't forget the "5+ years experience" in technologies that have existed for 2 years! The modern tech job market is basically just corporate execs screaming "DANCE, MONKEY, DANCE!" while throwing peanuts at desperate developers.