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The Bell Curve Of DevOps Enlightenment
AWS Devops Programming Cloud
10 days ago 134.6K views 0 shares
The Bell Curve Of DevOps Enlightenment
The bell curve of DevOps wisdom. On both extremes (with IQs of 55 and 145), you've got the enlightened ones who know the truth: just blame AWS and chill. Meanwhile, the average 100 IQ middle-managers are sweating bullets about "hosting in-house" like it's 2005 and they just discovered server racks. The true galaxy brains understand that when your cloud provider inevitably goes down, you can just post the AWS status page in Slack and take an early lunch.

The Excel Enlightenment Paradox
Programming Webdev
12 days ago 147.6K views 0 shares
The Excel Enlightenment Paradox
The bell curve of intelligence strikes again! On both ends of the IQ spectrum (the 0.1% geniuses), we have pragmatic folks who simply use Excel to solve business problems. Meanwhile, the average developer (the 68% in the middle) is frantically panicking about building custom applications with a bazillion programming languages and frameworks. It's the classic "overthinking tech solutions" syndrome. The truly brilliant minds understand that sometimes the best tool is the one Karen from accounting already knows how to use. Why spend 6 months developing a custom app when a spreadsheet with some macros will do the trick? The irony is delicious - developers surrounded by JS, Python, Java, and dozens of frameworks, yet Excel has been quietly solving business problems since 1985. Sometimes the real 200 IQ move is knowing when not to code.

The Based Bell Curve Of Numerical Enlightenment
Math Algorithms Programming
1 month ago 195.8K views 0 shares
The Based Bell Curve Of Numerical Enlightenment
The numerical system bell curve perfectly captures the three stages of programmer enlightenment: On the left, we have the blissfully ignorant novice who thinks "there is only base 10" because that's all they've ever known. Sweet summer child. In the middle, the "well actually" phase where developers discover binary, octal, and hexadecimal, and feel compelled to lecture everyone about how "there are infinitely many bases" while listing them off like rare Pokémon cards. And finally, on the right, the enlightened programmer who comes full circle: "there is only base 10" – but with the cosmic understanding that every base system calls itself "base 10" in its own representation. Binary is "base 10" in binary (1010), hexadecimal is "base 10" in hex (0x10). It's the programming equivalent of "I studied philosophy to impress people at parties, only to realize nobody invites philosophers to parties."

The Type System Horseshoe Theory
Programming Rust Typescript Javascript Debugging
2 months ago 353.6K views 0 shares
The Type System Horseshoe Theory
Ah, the classic IQ bell curve meme but with programming languages! The folks with average IQ (the middle hump) are obsessing over Rust's algebraic Hindley-Milner type system that's "statically verified at compile time!!!!" Meanwhile, both the low and high IQ programmers (the tails) have reached the same enlightened conclusion: "Types aren't even real." JavaScript and Assembly sitting at opposite ends but somehow agreeing is peak programming wisdom. After 15 years of debugging type errors, you eventually realize it's all just ones and zeros anyway. Why are we fighting over type systems when we could be fighting over tabs vs spaces like civilized people?

The Bell Curve Of Code Documentation
Programming Debugging Testing
3 months ago 229.8K views 0 shares
The Bell Curve Of Code Documentation
The bell curve of programming wisdom strikes again! We've got the rare intellectual specimens on both ends (14%) who actually write meaningful comments to document their thought process, while the mediocre majority (34% + 34%) proudly proclaim "my code is self-documenting!!" with that smug face we all know too well. It's the perfect illustration of the Dunning-Kruger effect in coding practices. The beginners and masters understand the value of good documentation, while the dangerous middle-grounders think their spaghetti mess speaks for itself. Spoiler alert: Future You will have no idea what Past You was thinking when debugging at 2 AM six months from now.

The Bell Curve Of Programming Competence
Testing Agile Programming Debugging
3 months ago 234.7K views 0 shares
The Bell Curve Of Programming Competence
The bell curve of programming competence strikes again! On the left, we've got the blissfully ignorant dev with failing tests, garbage coverage, and zero users. On the right, the genius with 1.2k users but still failing tests and mediocre coverage. And in the middle? That sweaty, stressed-out perfectionist with 100% test coverage, all tests passing, and... a whopping 3 users. Nothing captures the software industry quite like spending six months refactoring for perfect test coverage on a product nobody uses. Meanwhile, the "move fast and break things" crowd is swimming in users despite their dumpster fire codebase. The real 200 IQ move? Writing just enough tests to not get fired.

Take This With A Grain Of Salt
Backend Webdev Networking Javascript Programming
3 months ago 323.4K views 1 shares
Take This With A Grain Of Salt
Oh. My. GOD. The absolute TRAUMA of modern API choices! 😭 On the far ends of the bell curve, we have the blissfully ignorant REST users just vibing with their simple GET requests, completely unaware of the existential crisis happening in the middle. Meanwhile, the poor souls at the peak of the intelligence distribution are DROWNING in HATEOAS, gRPC, GraphQL, and WebSockets! It's the classic tech paradox - be too dumb to know better or too smart for your own good. The REST crowd is having a picnic while the galaxy brains are sobbing through their glasses because they've overcomplicated EVERYTHING. This is why we can't have nice things in web development!

Git Is So Easy
Git Devops Programming Debugging
3 months ago 219.5K views 0 shares
Git Is So Easy
OH. MY. GOD. The bell curve of Git users is the most SAVAGE reality check ever! 😭 On the left and right edges? Those blessed, innocent souls with their simple git add/commit/push commands living in blissful ignorance. MUST BE NICE! But that poor tortured soul in the middle? HONEY, that's the rest of us drowning in a nightmare soup of --autosquash , --no-ff , and --strategy=recursive while our tears literally stream down our faces as we try to fix the unholy mess we've created. The absolute DRAMA of git replace bad-commit good-commit is sending me. Like, yes, please replace my terrible life choices with good ones while you're at it!

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Looking At Portal 2 And Terraria Here
Gamedev Programming
4 months ago 202.9K views 0 shares
Looking At Portal 2 And Terraria Here
OMG, the AUDACITY of this bell curve! 😤 Cheap games are for the intellectual EXTREMES of society! Meanwhile, the average IQ masses are over here throwing away $80 on AAA titles that'll be in the bargain bin next month! The gaming industry's greatest achievement is convincing the mediocre middle that expensive = quality, while both the brilliant geniuses AND complete simpletons are playing Terraria and having the time of their lives for $9.99! The math doesn't lie, people - true gaming enlightenment is found at both ends of the IQ spectrum!

Everything Is CRUD
Programming Webdev Javascript Databases Backend
4 months ago 228.4K views 2 shares
Everything Is CRUD
The bell curve of developer intelligence strikes again! On both ends of the IQ spectrum, you've got the enlightened ones chanting "Everything is CRUD" with peaceful smiles. Meanwhile, the poor souls in the middle are sweating bullets about "complex architectures and states" while their hair falls out. It's the perfect representation of how programming wisdom comes full circle. Beginners think everything is just Create, Read, Update, Delete. Then you "evolve" into overengineering everything with state machines and microservices. Finally, after years of maintenance hell, you reach nirvana: "Wait, this all could've been a simple CRUD app." The true galaxy brains know that 90% of software is just moving data around in fancy costumes.

Everything Is CRUD
Programming Webdev Databases Frontend Backend
4 months ago 213.8K views 0 shares
Everything Is CRUD
The bell curve of developer intelligence strikes again. The 55 IQ junior dev thinks everything is just CRUD because they've only built simple apps. The 145 IQ senior architect also thinks everything is CRUD because after years of overengineering, they've realized most problems boil down to "create, read, update, delete" with fancy clothes on. Meanwhile, the 100 IQ mid-level developer is sweating about "complex architectures and states" because they're just experienced enough to know how complicated things can get, but not wise enough to see the underlying simplicity. The circle of developer life.

What Is That IQ Bell Curve Of Programmer Distractions
Programming Math Javascript Java
4 months ago 186.8K views 0 shares
What Is That IQ Bell Curve Of Programmer Distractions
Oh. My. GOD. The bell curve of programmer distraction in its FULL GLORY! 📊 On the left, we have the 0.1% galaxy brains wasting PRECIOUS HOURS on tarot and witchcraft because "it seems interesting" when they should be fixing that production bug! 🔮✨ In the middle? The BLESSED NORMIES who actually focus on Node.js and Java because they're "required for the job." How BORINGLY RESPONSIBLE of them! 🙄 And then there's the right side - the ABSOLUTE MANIACS who dive into abstract algebra and mathematical theory with the chaotic energy of someone who hasn't slept in three days! "Usability be damned, I WILL understand category theory before I die!" 📚💀 The true tragedy? We're ALL on this curve somewhere, frantically learning things we'll NEVER use while our actual work sits untouched in a terminal somewhere!