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The Eight-Day Week Phenomenon
Csharp Programming Debugging Testing Backend
16 days ago 170.7K views 0 shares
The Eight-Day Week Phenomenon
When your coworker creates a new day of the week called "Monwednesday" between Tuesday and Wednesday. Because clearly, the regular week wasn't chaotic enough! That's the kind of time-bending sorcery that happens when you code at 3 AM fueled by nothing but energy drinks and deadline panic. The commit was 9 months ago, so it's probably in production now, silently breaking calendar apps worldwide. And they say programmers can't change the fabric of spacetime!

How To Make A Data Scientist Cry In Four Lines
Python AI Programming Debugging
19 days ago 160.8K views 0 shares
How To Make A Data Scientist Cry In Four Lines
Want to see a data scientist have an aneurysm? Just swap all their import aliases like some chaotic evil code terrorist. TensorFlow as plt? Pandas as tf? Numpy as pd? Matplotlib as np? This is basically the programming equivalent of putting the milk in before the cereal. The person who wrote this code definitely wakes up and chooses violence every morning. No wonder it's titled about a goldfish with WiFi—the memory retention matches the import choices perfectly.

We Have Uuid At Home
Javascript Webdev Programming Frontend
27 days ago 158.0K views 0 shares
We Have Uuid At Home
When your boss says "No, we can't use a UUID library" and you're left crafting this monstrosity. It's the programming equivalent of making a sandwich with a chainsaw - technically possible, but deeply concerning. The code is basically generating a fake UUID by replacing placeholders with random hex values. It's like putting on a fake mustache and hoping nobody notices you're not Tom Selleck. Works until it doesn't!

When Your Date Picker Has An Identity Crisis
Frontend Webdev Javascript Programming Debugging
2 months ago 148.4K views 0 shares
When Your Date Picker Has An Identity Crisis
Ah, the pinnacle of frontend design! Nothing says "we care about user experience" quite like a date picker that requires you to assemble your birthday like a ransom note cut from different magazines. The month selector is having an existential crisis with "j", "nov", and "febr" trying to coexist with "octo", "em", and "uly". Meanwhile, the day field defaulted to zero because apparently being born on the 0th day of the month is totally a thing now. And let's not forget the year 1900 - perfect for all those 124-year-old users filling out your form. This is what happens when you tell the intern "just make it work" without code review.

This Will Surely Eliminate The Fraud
Databases Security Programming
5 months ago 131.2K views 0 shares
This Will Surely Eliminate The Fraud
The code snippet shows a hilariously naive approach to database deduplication that would make any DBA have a heart attack. It's basically iterating through social security numbers in a government database and if there are duplicates, it just deletes ALL matches with that SSN! The comment even includes the infamous Unix rm -rf command, implying this is the digital equivalent of taking a flamethrower to your records. Instead of properly identifying which record is legitimate or merging data, this nuclear option would just obliterate everyone's records if there happened to be a duplicate SSN. Congratulations, you've fixed identity fraud by erasing everyone's identity! Task failed successfully!

Let's All Share The Worst Piece Of Code We've Seen In Our Career
Backend Programming Java Debugging
5 months ago 140.8K views 0 shares
Let's All Share The Worst Piece Of Code We've Seen In Our Career
The horror! Using exceptions as a data transport mechanism is like using a fire alarm as an intercom. Some backend dev actually built a system where they're intentionally throwing exceptions to pass data between services! That's like deliberately crashing your car to change lanes. Exception handling is meant for exceptional circumstances, not as your primary API. The stack traces alone would make any performance profiler weep. Imagine the logs: "ERROR: Everything's actually fine, we just needed to send some JSON to the payment service." This is the programming equivalent of using a sledgehammer to insert a thumbtack.