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I Love Java Script
Javascript Webdev Programming Frontend
22 days ago 107.0K views 0 shares
I Love Java Script
Ah, the beautiful absurdity of JavaScript! The expression (() => {})() transforms into {} followed by () and a semicolon. It's literally an immediately invoked function expression (IIFE) that returns an empty object, which then gets treated like a function call, followed by a completely disconnected semicolon. The beauty here? This syntactically valid gibberish does absolutely nothing useful. It's like building an elaborate Rube Goldberg machine that just turns itself off. Peak JavaScript moment where you can write code that's simultaneously correct and completely pointless. No wonder the poor soul is questioning their reality!

It Will Happen, I'm Telling You
Javascript Webdev Typescript Programming Frontend
1 month ago 118.9K views 0 shares
It Will Happen, I'm Telling You
The JavaScript ecosystem has reached peak absurdity with a package called "is-thirteen" that literally just checks if a number equals 13. That's it. That's the entire functionality. But wait! The prophecy foretells an even greater absurdity: someone creating "is-not-thirteen" that imports "is-thirteen" as a dependency just to negate its return value. Because why write num !== 13 when you could add two more dependencies to your already bloated node_modules folder? And the worst part? Deep down we all know it's inevitable. The npm wasteland grows stronger with each passing day.

The Great Index Compromise
Programming C++ Algorithms Javascript Python
2 months ago 156.7K views 0 shares
The Great Index Compromise
The eternal holy war of programming: zero-indexing vs one-indexing. Some languages start arrays at 0 (looking at you, C and friends), others insist on starting at 1 (MATLAB and Lua, you rebels). Then there's that one galaxy-brain developer who suggests starting at 0.5 as a "compromise." Because nothing says "I've solved computer science" like introducing floating point errors into your array indices. Next brilliant idea: using π as the starting index – because irrational numbers make PERFECT sense for memory addressing!

When Your Python Script Has Existential Side Effects
Python Algorithms Programming
2 months ago 128.9K views 0 shares
When Your Python Script Has Existential Side Effects
Ah, nothing like a casual Python script to help you decide between watching a movie and literally destroying the concept of God . This is peak programmer existential crisis - when you're so burnt out that your random activity generator includes both "cook a meal" and "collapse the fundamental metaphysical framework of Western civilization." The best part? It's actually valid Python syntax. After 15 years of coding, I've found that randomly generating life decisions is the only way to ensure I ever do anything besides debugging other people's garbage. Though I usually keep my cosmic destruction subroutines in a separate module. You know, for maintainability.