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Before Was At Least Cheaper

18 hours ago 173.8K views 0 shares

Oh, how the times have changed! In 2020, we were writing our own isOdd() function with a cascade of if statements like absolute savages. Fast forward to 2025, and we're just outsourcing our brain cells to OpenAI's API. Sure, the 2020 approach was inefficient and borderline ridiculous (just use num % 2 !== 0 , you monsters!), but at least it didn't cost $0.002 per API call. Progress? Maybe. But our wallets are definitely feeling the difference between "free but stupid" and "smart but expensive." The real tragedy is that somewhere out there, a junior dev is actually implementing this in production right now.

When Your Spam Bot Accidentally Sends Its Resume

Python Networking Security Programming Debugging

22 hours ago 170.2K views 0 shares

When Your Spam Bot Accidentally Sends Its Resume

Imagine ordering a pizza and receiving the recipe instead. That's exactly what happened here—a spammer accidentally sent their entire Python script rather than the actual spam message. It's like a magician tripping and revealing all their tricks mid-performance. The code is a beautiful disaster of Postmark API calls, email batch processing, and error handling that was never meant to see the light of day. It's the digital equivalent of a bank robber dropping their detailed heist plans and ID at the crime scene. Somewhere, a junior hacker is getting fired while their senior is questioning their life choices. The ultimate "reply all" mistake of the cybercriminal world.

Look At Me I Am The Stack Now

AI Programming Backend Cloud

1 day ago 168.1K views 0 shares

Ah, the modern tech hero's journey: "I wrote a prompt, AI generated an API, and now I'm basically the next unicorn founder." Sure buddy, and I once wrote a regex that worked on the first try – doesn't mean I'm Jeff Bezos. The gap between "my AI prompt worked once" and "billion-dollar company" is roughly the same as the gap between "I installed Linux" and "I now run NASA." Those compute bills will hit harder than the reality that prompt engineering isn't the same as actually engineering. Ten years in the trenches and I've learned one truth: the harder someone humble-brags about how easy something was, the more spectacularly it'll explode in production.

Json Statham

Javascript Webdev Programming Frontend Backend

2 days ago 153.9K views 0 shares

The only action hero who can parse your data and kick your ass. When your API returns malformed JSON, he doesn't just throw an exception—he hunts it down and eliminates it with extreme prejudice. The curly braces aren't just syntax, they're his signature move. He validates your objects faster than he delivers roundhouse kicks, and trust me, both are equally devastating. If you've ever worked with APIs, you know sometimes you need someone with this level of intensity to handle those nested objects that go 17 levels deep.

What Even Is This Timeline?!

Programming Devops Databases Backend Cloud

2 days ago 138.2K views 0 shares

In a parallel universe where documentation is actually good, we have the mythical CLAUDE.md update. Developers everywhere are experiencing shock and awe at seeing complete endpoint specifications, clear authentication requirements, and—wait for it— documented error handling . It's like spotting a unicorn in your backyard or finding a comment that actually explains why the code works instead of what it does. Next you'll tell me the client agreed to the original project scope without changes!

Glorified CSV

Frontend Webdev Javascript Programming Databases

6 days ago 118.1K views 0 shares

Let's be honest - JSON is what happens when you give CSV a makeover and tell it to wear a suit to the interview. Sure, it's got fancy curly braces and proper nesting, but strip away the syntactic sugar and what do you have? The same damn tabular data with extra steps. Every frontend dev who's spent hours parsing nested JSON only to flatten it into a simple table for display knows that feeling of "why did we even bother?" Meanwhile, TOML and YAML are sitting in the corner wondering why JSON gets all the attention when they've been better options all along. The cat's reaction perfectly captures that moment when you realize your API could've just returned a simple CSV and saved everyone 40% of the bandwidth.

Virgin API Consumer vs Chad Third-Party Scraper

Programming Webdev Networking Security Javascript

8 days ago 173.9K views 0 shares

Virgin API Consumer vs Chad Third-Party Scraper

The eternal struggle of API development in one perfect image. On one side, we've got the "Virgin API Consumer" - chained by OAuth, rate limits, and enough verification steps to make the DMV jealous. Poor soul thinks they're making life easier while submitting DNA samples just to fetch some JSON. Meanwhile, the "Chad Third-Party Scraper" is living his best digital life with Selenium, cURL, and regex abominations that would make your CS professor weep. This absolute madlad crashes backends, dodges JavaScript protections, and outsources CAPTCHA solving to some poor souls for pennies. The true comedy? Companies spend millions on API security while Chad's weekend project scrapes their entire database before lunch. Ten years in the industry and I've never seen anything more accurate than "429 Too Many Requests" vs "promising career at high-frequency trading firm."

The Requirements Are Right There

Programming Webdev Devops Agile Backend

15 days ago 103.0K views 0 shares

Nothing triggers existential dread quite like that "let's schedule a call" response to your perfectly crafted, bullet-pointed email. You spent 45 minutes documenting exactly what you need, only for someone to suggest a meeting that will inevitably waste an hour of your life while they ask questions already answered in your email. The classic dev-to-dev communication breakdown – where writing things down clearly is somehow less effective than awkward Zoom small talk. Next time just send a carrier pigeon with "READ THE DAMN EMAIL" tattooed on its wings.

Whats Stopping You From Coding Like This

Backend AI Javascript Python Linux

16 days ago 94.3K views 0 shares

Whats Stopping You From Coding Like This

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Vibe Coded Random Pseudo Code

Python AI Algorithms Programming

27 days ago 292.7K views 0 shares

Oh. My. GOD. The absolute AUDACITY of calling this a "random" function! 🙄 Some genius decided that the PEAK of randomness is asking ChatGPT for a seahorse emoji and calling it a day. Because nothing says "unpredictable results" like the EXACT SAME RESPONSE EVERY SINGLE TIME! Honey, that's about as random as a train schedule in Switzerland. Next time just write return 4 and call it "random" – at least be honest about your commitment issues with actual randomness! 💅

Fullstack Developer: The Weather App Edition

Webdev Javascript Programming Frontend Backend

29 days ago 246.1K views 0 shares

Fullstack Developer: The Weather App Edition

When your "fullstack" resume consists of a weather app that fetches data from an API and displays it without any styling. The bare minimum functionality with localhost:8000 proudly displayed in the URL bar is the digital equivalent of saying "I know karate" after watching one YouTube tutorial. The classic "it works on my machine" energy radiates from this masterpiece of technical minimalism.

CORS On Localhost: The Ultimate Developer Betrayal

Webdev Networking Security Javascript Debugging

1 month ago 209.0K views 0 shares

CORS On Localhost: The Ultimate Developer Betrayal

When your API call ignores localhost and walks right by, but CORS swoops in like an overprotective parent saying "NOT SO FAST!" 🛑 The absolute betrayal of developing on localhost and still getting blocked by cross-origin restrictions is peak developer suffering. Your browser's just sitting there like "I know this API lives literally on the same machine, but rules are rules, buddy!"

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