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Abbreviate And Suffer The Consequences

Debugging Programming Python Testing

2 months ago 103.3K views 0 shares

Abbreviate And Suffer The Consequences

Ah, the classic programmer paradox: Save 0.3 seconds typing "cnt" instead of "count" only to waste 2 hours debugging why your function is mysteriously failing. The docstring is right there screaming the answer too! Nothing like the smug satisfaction of typing fewer characters followed by the soul-crushing realization that your keyboard shortcut just cost you an entire evening. This is why code reviews exist - to catch you before you abbreviate yourself into debugging hell.

Skeletor's Web Security Naming Crusade

Security Webdev Javascript Programming Frontend

3 months ago 109.4K views 0 shares

Skeletor's Web Security Naming Crusade

Skeletor dropping web security truth bombs before vanishing is the hero we deserve. The naming convention checks out—if Cross-Site Scripting is XSS, then Cross-Site Request Forgery should logically be XSRF. Yet the security community went with CSRF instead, committing the cardinal sin of inconsistent abbreviations. It's like naming your variables "userInput," "InputData," and then suddenly "d4t4_str1ng." The people responsible for this naming atrocity are probably the same ones who use spaces instead of tabs.